July 22, 2010

The Golden-Winged Parakeet (Brotogeris chrysopterus)

The Golden-winged Parakeet  also known as a golden-wing     German: Braunkinnsittich
Again, with these Brotogeris profiles, I don't plan on recreating information on this cousin of the grey cheek, but thought I would provide links to information already available. Check out these pages on the web which include photos, habitat maps, videos, sound recordings, diet and other information regarding these parakeets.  

Photos courtesy of Shady Pines Aviary


Publications mentioning Golden Wings:
  • Cotton, Peter A. "The Behavior and Interactions of Birds Visiting Erythrina fusca Flowers in the Colombian Amazon," Biotropica, 15 Mar 2006, 33(4): 662-669 (Wiley Interscience).
  • Rhymer, Judith M. and Daniel Simberloff. "Extinction by Hybridization and Introgression," Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, Nov. 1996, 27: 83-109 (Annual Reviews).
  • Thiollay, Jean-Marc and Jullien, Mathilde. "Flocking behaviour of foraging birds in a neotropical rain forest and the antipredator defense hypothesis," Ibis, 28 Jun 2008, 3(140): 382-394 (Wiley Interscience).
  • Vicentini, Alberto and Fischer, Erich A. "Pollination of Moronobea coccinea (Clusiaceae) by the Golden-Winged Parakeet in the Central Amazon," Biotropica, 1999, 31(4): 692-696 (JSTOR).