Barred Parakeet (Bolborhynchus lineola) | Photos, Calls and ID

LCLeast ConcernOmnivore

ForestCavity nestSmall · 56 g

Barred Parakeet (Bolborhynchus lineola), photo 6 — Photo: billyp707 · CC BY 3.0

Barred Parakeet (Bolborhynchus lineola), photo 8 — Photo: Kathinetzwerk · CC BY 3.0

What the Barred Parakeet sounds like

Sonogram of the Barred Parakeet: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Flight call · Zamora-Chinchipe: Reserva Tapichalaca, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Flight call · Zamora-Chinchipe: Ventanilla, Reserva Tapichalaca, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The barred parakeet is about 16 cm (6.5 in) in length and has a weight of about 42 to 52 grams. It is mostly green and has black stripes (or bars) over its upper-parts, except on the top of the head. Its lower-parts are olive-green with very dark green stripes on its sides. The shoulder of its wings is black, there is some blue on the under-side of its wings, and its tail is dark green. The irises are dark brown, the beak is horn coloured, and the legs are pink. Juveniles have less-marked dark stripes, which darken with age.

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When to see the Barred Parakeet

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Barred Parakeet

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 12 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Costa Rica Colombia Guatemala Ecuador Panama Honduras Peru Mexico Nicaragua Venezuela Bolivia El Salvador

Recorded as a rare visitor in United States.

About the Barred Parakeet

The barred parakeet, also known as the lineolated parakeet or the Catherine parakeet, is a small psittaciforme bird found in the highland forests of tropical Latin America. Its plumage is mostly green, with multiple black or dark green stripes and bars and a pale, peach-colored bill. The darker stripes vary in prominence and intensity between the two subspecies. Several color mutations (morphs) are available in aviculture, as it has become a popular captive bird species.

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Easily confused with

Andean ParakeetBolborhynchus orbygnesiusThe Andean parakeet is 16 to 17 cm (6.3 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 48 to 50 g (1.7 to 1.8 oz).

Rufous-fronted ParakeetBolborhynchus ferrugineifronsThis parakeet grows to a length of about 18 cm (7 in) and the sexes are similar.

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