Aratinga nenday

(Vieillot, 1823)

Vernacular names
English : Nanday parakeet
French : Conure nanday

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

Identification
Adults can reach 37 cm in length for a weight of 141 g. Black face with white eye-ring. Most plumage is green with slight yellow tinge on belly. Blue tail feathers, bluish flight feathers, turquoise band on breast, red thighs, orange nape.

Range and habitat
This species occurs in South America, from South-east Bolivia and nearby south-west Brazil through central Paraguay to North Argentina. Lives in gallery forests, isolated palm stands in savannas and pastures, to 800 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Appendix II
Status : The species is very common and expanding its range in Argentina because of agricultural practices. Considered locally as a pest, traded in big numbers.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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