Psilopsiagon aymara

(D’Orbigny, 1839)

Vernacular names
English : Gray-hooded parakeet
French : Toui aymara

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Psittaciformes
Family : Psittacidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Small horn-colored bill. Upper half of head to nape dark grey-black. Lower half of head and chin whitish, with green-grey tinge on breast. Yellow flanks. Fairly long green tail.

Range and habitat
South America, from north-central Bolivia to north-west Argentina. Found in dense shrubby areas, plantations, agricultural areas and mountain scrub, from 1800 to 3000 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Appendix II
Status : Fairly common and adaptable to live in farmland, even when heavily managed. Traded in small numbers but this isn’t a threat. Remains uncommon to rare under human care.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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