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Olive-throated Parakeet

Eupsittula nana

Not Evaluated · IUCN Red List

NENot EvaluatedFruitForestCavity nestMedium · 77 g
Olive-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula nana), photo 1
Photo: http://www.birdphotos.com · CC BY 3.0
Olive-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula nana), photo 2
Photo: Daniel Pineda Vera · CC BY 4.0
Olive-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula nana), photo 3
Photo: Daniel Pineda Vera · CC BY 4.0
Olive-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula nana), photo 4
Photo: Henggang Cui · CC0
Olive-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula nana), photo 5
Photo: Andrew Hrycyna · CC BY 4.0
Olive-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula nana), photo 6
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA · CC BY 2.0
Olive-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula nana), photo 7
Photo: Edward Lear · Public domain
Olive-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula nana), photo 8
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA · CC BY 2.0
Olive-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula nana), photo 9
Photo: lowjumpingfrog from Salt Lake City, USA · CC BY 2.0
Olive-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula nana), photo 10
Photo: Walter Rodriguez from Berlin, Germany · CC BY 2.0

ID tip

The "Jamaican" olive-throated parakeet E. n. nana is the nominate subspecies; it is 22 to 26 cm (8.7 to 10 in) long and weighs about 72 to 85 g (2.5 to 3.0 oz). The "Aztec" olive-throated parakeet is 21.5 to 25 cm (8.5 to 9.8 in) long and weighs about 85 g (3.0 oz). The sexes are alike. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a mainly dark green head and upperparts with yellowish ear coverts and rump. Bare white skin surrounds their eye. Their throat and breast are olive-brown that becomes olive on the belly and vent. Voice: The olive-throated parakeet's vocalizations differ little among the subspecies. Their calls are "a sharp, grating "krik-krik-krik-krik" or raucous "krrieh krrie krreah"."

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When to see the Olive-throated 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 Olive-throated Parakeet

Regular range

The map shades 9 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Belize Mexico Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras Jamaica Panama Nicaragua Dominican Republic

About the Olive-throated Parakeet

The olive-throated parakeet, also known as the olive-throated conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica and in Jamaica; it has been introduced to the Dominican Republic on Hispaniola.

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Easily confused with

Brown-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula pertinax) Brown-throated ParakeetEupsittula pertinaxThe brown-throated parakeet is 23 to 28 cm (9.1 to 11 in) long and weighs 76 to 102 g (2.7 to 3.6 oz). Orange-fronted Parakeet (Eupsittula canicularis) Orange-fronted ParakeetEupsittula canicularisThe orange-fronted parakeet is 23 to 25 cm (9.1 to 9.8 in) long and weighs 68 to 80 g (2.4 to 2.8 oz). Peach-fronted Parakeet (Eupsittula aurea) Peach-fronted ParakeetEupsittula aureaThe peach-fronted parakeet is 23 to 28 cm (9.1 to 11 in) long and weighs 74 to 94 g (2.6 to 3.3 oz).

Side by side: Brown-throated Parakeet vs Olive-throated Parakeet · Olive-throated Parakeet vs Orange-fronted Parakeet · Olive-throated Parakeet vs Peach-fronted Parakeet

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