White-winged Parakeet

The White-winged Parakeet is 22 cm in length, and is mostly green in color. It has a trailing yellow edge on its folded wings. Its most distinguished characteristic is the white wing patches most noticed when the bird is in flight. It is closely related to the Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, and the two have often been considered conspecific.

The White-winged Parakeet is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

White-winged ParakeetBrotogeris versicolurus Order PSITTACIFORMES – Family PSITTACIDAE Issue No. 386 Authors: Brightsmith, Donald * Articles * Multimedia * References Courtesy Preview This Introductory article that you are viewing is a courtesy preview of the full life history account of this species. The remaining articles (Distribution, Habitat, Behavior, etc. More

White-winged Parakeet is very evident. Confusion occurs when these birds are perched as the white in the folded wing of a White-winged Parakeet is not always evident, therefore leading to possible misidentification as a Yellow-chevroned Parakeet. YELLOW-CHEVRONED PARAKEET Brotogeris chiriri WHITE-WINGED PARAKEET Brotogeris versicolurus Size L 8.75 More

The White-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus), also known as the Canary-winged Parakeet, is a small parrot native to the Amazon River basin from southeast Colombia to the River’s mouth in Brazil. Caged birds have been released and the birds have established self sustaining populations in Lima, Peru, the Los Angeles, San Francisco, California and Miami, Florida areas of the United States, and in Puerto Rico. More

The White-winged Parakeet has a large range reaching up to around 640,000 square kilometers. This bird can be found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Puerto Rico and Suriname. This species also has a vagrant population in the United States as well. This bird tends to appear in forested areas or in areas of some deforestation. The global population of this species has not been quantified, but it is referred to as “common” in portions of its range. More

FWC Home : Wildlife & Habitats :: White-winged Parakeet - Brotogeris versicolurus : White-winged Parakeet - Brotogeris versicolurus = Florida's Exotic Wildlife. Species detail. First year: 1968 Extirpated year: Established status: Species are present but not confirmed to be breeding. Population persists only with repeated introductions and/or escapes of individuals. More

White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus White-winged Parakeet * Yellow-chevroned Parakeet Brotogeris chiriri also How to distinguish between the two by Kimball Garrett. Scroll down to his name. More

White-winged Parakeet of northern South America (along the Amazon River) and the Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri) which is depicted here. Range map courtesy of: InfoNatura: Animals and Ecosystems of Latin America . 2007. Version 5.0 . Arlington, Virginia (USA): NatureServe. Available: http://www.natureserve.org/infonatura. (Accessed: May 27, 2008 ). More

White-winged Parakeet for B. versicolurus - which adds to the confusion. In pet stores, the Yellow-chevroned Parakeets (B. chirir) are frequently sold as Canary-winged Parakeets (B. versicolurus) and visa versa. More

white-winged parakeet (Brotogeris versicoluris) and the yellow-chevroned parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri). According to Lexicon of Parrots by Thomas Arnt, both birds are similar in appearance, but the yellow chevron lacks the white patch on the secondary and inner primaries that is found on the white-winged parakeet. Other physical differences include the plumage color, which is much brighter yellow-green in the yellow-chevroned parakeet, while the white wing is a darker, more forest green. More

White-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus) Photos this page courtesy of More

White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus = enlarge + White-winged Parakeet, on branch in green leaves More

Parakeet and White-winged Parakeet in to the United States, I found that B. versicolurus was sold in pet shops under the name "Canary-winged Parakeet" through 1972 until exports from Peru were declared illegal. Then starting in 1977 B. chiriri were sold in pet shops under the same name "Canary-winged Parakeet." Tracking the history of introduced parrots in the US is difficult at best as reporting them on Christmas counts etc. is spotty. The difficulty is doubly true for B. versicolurus and B. More

Did You Know?The White-winged Parakeet is the most successful introduced parrot in Puerto Rico. Species Profile Genus: Brotogeris Species: versicolorus Size: Adult Weight: 22cm (8.6 in) 70g (2. More

White-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris versicolorus) = Also Known As: Canary-winged Parakeet * Members Only * Wild Status * Care * Profile canary_winged_parakeet_2 White or Canary-winged Parakeet Credit: © Dart Humeston photos Photos videoVideo 1 eNewsletter SIGNUP FOR EMAIL UPDATES Did You Know?The White-winged Parakeet is More

Yellow-chevroned and White-winged Parakeets in the mid-1990s (see Western Birds 28:181-195, 1997), but it is clear that Yellow-chevroneds are continuing to expand their range and numbers. It is time to get a good snapshot of the numbers and distribution of Yellow-chevroneds, and I ask for your help. More

had a pair of WHITE-WINGED PARAKEETS in the same tree as the ORIOLE!!! White-winged Parakeet Pity they weren’t there yesterday, I could have had a lie in! So after many attempts I had finally seen all three Miami countable exotics…4 if you count the recently added COMMON MYNA I guess. Give yourself time for these birds! Special thanks here to Louise. A brief stop was in order near our Motel to see the (WEST INDIAN CAVE SWALLOWS) at Cutler Ridge. More