Antipodes Green Parakeet
Also known as:
Antipodes Parakeet, Antipodes Island Parakeet, Antipodes Unicolor Parakeet, Uniform Parakeet
Also known as:
Antipodes Parakeet, Antipodes Island Parakeet, Antipodes Unicolor Parakeet, Uniform Parakeet
DID YOU KNOW?
The main diet of the Antipodes Green Parakeet is leaves; piles of chewed foliage still attached to the stem of the plant are a sign of their presence.
Size:
30 cm (11.7 in)
Weight:
130 g
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Both adults olive/green plumage; bright emerald green crown and face; breast and abdomen more yellowish; outer web of flight feathers blue; green tail, edged with green/yellow. Beak silver/grey with dark grey tip. Eye orange/red.
Colour Juvenile:
As in adults but with shorter tail. Beak pink/white in youngsters. Eye pale brown.
Call:
Described as resonant and penetrating kok-kok-kok-kok. Similar to calls of other Cyanoramphus sp. but much deeper in tone. Also soft chattering.
More Information:
Content Sources:
CITES
BirdLife International
New Zealand Birds Online
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977. 2010 edition
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Lexicon of Parrots, Thomas Arndt.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Parrots: Survey Status and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi and Grajal, 2000.
Captive Status:
Apparently not kept outside of New Zealand.
Longevity:
—
Housing:
3.5 x 1 x 2 m (11.5 x 3.3 x 6.5 ft) enclosure.
Diet:
Green leaves such as: Swiss chard, dandelion, chickweed, lettuce, sowthistle; small seed mix such as: hemp, millet, canary seed; limited sprouted sunflower seed; fruit such as: apple, pear, banana, cactus fruits, oranges; vegetables such as: carrot, celery, green beans, peas in pod, corn on cob; small amounts of clean mealworms; vitamin and mineral supplements; commercial kibble if taken.
Enrichment:
Provide with unsprayed flowering branches with buds, provide bowl for bathing. If possible, soil for digging.
Nest Box Size:
—
Clutch Size:
2-5
Fledging Age:
39-42 days
Hatch Weight:
—
Peak Weight:
—
Weaning Weight:
—
World Population:
About 2,000-3,000 mature individuals; reported as increasing.
IUCN Red List Status:
Vulnerable
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
A BirdLife “restricted-range” species. The main threat is the accidental introduction of mammalian predators; although once a remote possibility, increased fishing pressure around the Antipodes has greatly increased the chances of such an event.
Range:
Found on Antipodes Islands, New Zealand.
Habitat:
Is found in dense tall Poa littorosa tussock grasslands, open scrub and Carex sedge. Also in areas of prickly fern and Coprosma antipoda scrub. Commonest on steeper slopes and near water.
Wild Diet:
Eats Poa and Carex leaves, seeds, berries, flowers and the carrion of dead penguins and petrels and the eggs of seabirds.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Are found singly or in small groups. Feed mainly in morning and before dusk. Birds very tame and inquisitive. Birds bathe in pools and roost in burrows.
Clutch and Egg Size:
2-5 nearly spherical eggs, 26.0 x 23.0 mm (1.01 x 0.89 in)
Breeding Season:
October-January. Nest is in a well-drained burrow, excavated in peat moss beneath vegetation or in the bases of tall tussock grass.
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