Block, Siteadmin, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, delete, edit, Moderators, move, protect, rollback, Administrators
27,336
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
mLine 42:
Line 42: − + − The [[budgerigar]] (''Melopsittacus undulatus'') is the parakeet familiar to people around the world, the most popular cage bird of any kind.+ + + + + + + − + − + − :Subfamily Loriinae (lories and [[lorikeet]]s)+ − − + Line 89:
Line 94: − + − + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Line 109:
Line 136: − + − + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
no edit summary
|conservation=
|conservation=
}}
}}
'''Parakeet''' is a name given loosely to many different species of [[parrots]], often unrelated, and sharing some general characteristics such as small-to-medium size and long tails.
'''Parakeet''' is a name given loosely to many different species of [[parrots]], often unrelated, and sharing some general characteristics such as small-to-medium size and long tails. As with parrots, some parakeet species are popular as pets, with the [[budgerigar]] (''Melopsittacus undulatus'') the most popular cage bird of any kind.
==Description==
Generally-speaking, parakeets are 8 to 24 inches in length. Parakeets have an upright stance when perched; when not flying they move about in the trees using their hooked beak as a climbing aid. On the ground they walk with a rolling gate, their long tails slightly elevated off the ground. Both feet are zygodactyl, i.e. two toes in front, two toes behind, a trait shared with [[owl]]s and [[woodpecker]]s. With the exception of the budgerigar, parakeets use one foot as a "hand" to hold and bring food to its mouth.
Parakeet plumage is also unique in that the brilliant colors are not the result of diet; they are made directly within the feathers by a set of five pigments, or ''psittacofulvins'', a trait found in no other bird species<ref>http://creation.com/parrot-fashion</ref>.
==Diet==
Fruits, seeds, and nuts make up the diet of most parakeets, with flocks in large numbers often taking advantage of human crops. In [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]], and [[Burma]], farmers have to contend with large flocks of [[rose-ringed parakeet]]s (''Psittacula krameri''), which inflict heavy losses on orchards, wheat fields, and rice paddies, while in Malaysia the [[long-tailed parakeet]] (''Psittacula longicauda'') strips the pulp from oil palms; in both cases farmers have to kill a large number of birds to maintain control and reduce their losses, a tactic which resulted, in part, in the extinction of the [[Carolina parakeet]] (''Conuropsis carolinensis'') in the [[United States]].
==Phylogeny==
==Phylogeny==
The following families and genera have species which have been called parakeets:
The following families and genera have species which are named or have been referred to as parakeets. The term ''conure'' has been in use primarily by aviculturalists, in part to differentiate these New World birds from similarly-named Old World parakeets in the pet and millinery trades. The name ''rosella'' is a corrupted form of "Rose Hill", a location in New South Wales, Australia, and derived from the original name of "rosehill parakeet" given to the bird by early European settlers.
*Family Psittacidae (true parrots)
*Family Psittacidae
:Subfamily Psittacinae
:Subfamily Psittacinae (tropical parrots and parakeets)
::Tribe Arini
::Tribe Arini
:::Genus ''Aratinga'' (conures)
:::Genus ''Aratinga''
::::[[Blue-crowned conure]], ''Aratinga acuticaudata''
::::[[Blue-crowned conure]], ''Aratinga acuticaudata''
::::[[Brown-throated conure]], ''Aratinga pertinax''
::::[[Brown-throated conure]], ''Aratinga pertinax''
:::Genus ''Myiopsitta''
:::Genus ''Myiopsitta''
::::[[Monk parakeet]], ''Myiopsitta monachus''
::::[[Monk parakeet]], ''Myiopsitta monachus''
:::Genus ''Pyrrhura'' (Central and South American parakeets)
:::Genus ''Pyrrhura''
::Tribe Psittaculini (Asian parrots and parakeets)
::::[[Black-capped conure]], ''Pyrrhura rupicola''
::::[[Blaze-winged conure]], ''Pyrrhura devillei''
::::[[Blue-throated parakeet]], ''Pyrrhura cruentata''
::::[[Crimson-bellied conure]], ''Pyrrhura perlata''
::::[[DeVille's conure]], ''Pyrrhura lucianii''
::::[[El Oro parakeet]], ''Pyrrhura orcesi''
::::[[Fiery-shouldered conure]], ''Pyrrhura egregia''
::::[[Flame-winged conure]], ''Pyrrhura calliptera''
::::[[Green-cheeked conure]], ''Pyrrhura molinae''
::::[[Hellmayr's parakeet]], ''Pyrrhura amazonum''
::::[[Maroon-bellied conure]], ''Pyrrhura frontalis''
::::[[Maroon-faced parakeet]], ''Pyrrhura leucotis''
::::[[Maroon-tailed parakeet]], ''Pyrrhura melanura''
::::[[Painted conure]], ''Pyrrhura picta''
::::[[Pearly conure]], ''Pyrrhura lepida''
::::[[Pfrimer's parakeet]], ''Pyrrhura pfrimeri''
::::[[Red-eared conure]], ''Pyrrhura hoematotis''
::::[[Rose-crowned parakeet]], ''Pyrrhura rhodocephala''
::::[[Rose-fronted conure]], ''Pyrrhura roseifrons''
::::[[Santa Marta parakeet]], ''Pyrrhura viridicata''
::::[[Sulphur-winged parakeet]], ''Pyrrhura hoffmanni''
::::[[White-necked parakeet]], ''Pyrrhura albipectus''
::Tribe Psittaculini
:::Genus ''Psittacula''
:::Genus ''Psittacula''
::::[[Alexandrine parakeet]], ''Psittacula eupatria''
::::[[Alexandrine parakeet]], ''Psittacula eupatria''
::::[[Seychelles parakeet]], ''Psittacula wardi'' (extinct)
::::[[Seychelles parakeet]], ''Psittacula wardi'' (extinct)
::::[[Slaty-headed parakeet]], ''Psittacula himalayana''
::::[[Slaty-headed parakeet]], ''Psittacula himalayana''
:Subfamily Platycercinae (broad-tailed parrots)
:Subfamily Platycercinae
::Tribe Melopsittacini
::Tribe Melopsittacini
:::Genus ''Melopsittacus''
:::Genus ''Melopsittacus''
::::[[Budgerigar]], ''Melopsittacus undulatus''
::::[[Budgerigar]], ''Melopsittacus undulatus''
::Tribe Platycercini (Australian broad-tailed parrots, [[rosella]]s)
::Tribe Platycercini
:::Genus ''Cyanoramphus''
::::[[Antipodes parakeet]], ''Cyanoramphus unicolor''
::::[[Black-fronted parakeet]], ''Cyanoramphus zealandicus'' (extinct)
::::[[Chatham parakeet]], ''Cyanoramphus forbesi''
::::[[Lord Howe parakeet]], ''Cyanoramphus subflavescens'' (extinct)
::::[[Macquarie parakeet]], ''Cyanoramphus erythrotis'' (extinct)
::::[[Malherbe's parakeet]], ''Cyanoramphus malherbi''
::::[[New Caledonian parakeet]], ''Cyanoramphus saisseti''
::::[[Norfolk parakeet]], ''Cyanoramphus cooki''
::::[[Red-crowned parakeet]], ''Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae''
::::[[Reischek's parakeet]], ''Cyanoramphus hochstetteri''
::::[[Society parakeet]], ''Cyanoramphus ulietanus'' (extinct)
::::[[Yellow-crowned parakeet]], ''Cyanoramphus auriceps''
:::Genus ''Eunymphicus''
::::[[Horned parakeet]], ''Eunymphicus cornutus''
::::[[Ouvea parakeet]], ''Eunymphicus uvaeensis''
:::Genus ''Platycercus''
::::[[Crimson rosella]], ''Platycercus elegans''
::::[[Eastern rosella]], ''Platycercus eximius''
::::[[Green rosella]], ''Platycercus caledonicus''
::::[[Northern rosella]], ''Platycercus venustus''
::::[[Pale-headed rosella]], ''Platycercus adscitus''
::::[[Western rosella]], ''Platycercus icterotis''
==References==
<small><references/></small>
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Parrots]]
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Parrots]]