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Brown-throated Parakeet
Perico de Curazao
Eupsittula pertinax
The brown-throated parakeet (Eupsittula pertinax), also known as the St. Thomas conure or brown-throated conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in the subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, the northern mainland of South America, and islands off the South American coast.
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Sound recorded by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC939935 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.
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About the Brown-throated Parakeet
The brown-throated parakeet (Eupsittula pertinax), also known as the St. Thomas conure or brown-throated conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in the subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, the northern mainland of South America, and islands off the South American coast.
Conservation
Least Concern
IUCN LC
- Global IUCN
- LC
- Puerto Rico DNER
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Federal ESA
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Critical habitat
- Not identified in source crosswalk
Natural history
How it lives
- Habitat
- forests
- Elevation
- 0–1200 m
- Nest
- Tree cavity · Building; Ground; Rock; Tree
- Clutch
- 2–7 eggs
- Social behavior
- Colonial; Social / flocking; Pairs / family groups
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