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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Chordata
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Class:
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Aves
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Order:
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Psittaciformes
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Super family:
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Psittacoidea
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Family:
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Psittacidae
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Subfamily:
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Arinae
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Genus:
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Hapalopsittaca
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Species:
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H. melanotis
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Binomial name
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Hapalopsittaca melanotis
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About
The Black-winged Parrot (Hapalopsittaca melanotis)
is a small (24 cm) stocky parrot found
in the eastern Andes.
It is largely green with large black patches on wings, dull yellow around eyes,
blue-grey beak, and distinct patches over the ears. It has two subspecies in
separate ranges:
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H.
m. melanotis: Bolivian yungas, 1500-2500m. Head mostly dull turquoise to slate
blue, ear coverts dark or black.
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H.
m. peruviana: Eastern Peruvian Andes (incl. higher parts of Manu National
Park), 2800-3400m. Head mostly green with bluish neck band, ear coverts dull red.
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It
occupies montane forest, both tall trees and boggy areas. It eats mainly fruit.
Flocks up to 50. Nest sites unknown.
