Monday, May 20, 2013

Description


The Ognorhynchus icterotis, mostly known as the Yellow-eared Parrot, Its taxonomic classification is:  kingdom:Animalia >> Phylum; Chordata >> Class; Aves >> Order: Psittaciformes >> Family: Psittacidae >> Genre: Ognorhynchus >> specie:Ognorhynchus icterotisIts green in the dorsal area, yellow on the ears, front and cheeks. Its head is big, according to its proportions,and has a prominent and black peak.  it has a red or red-like tail and the rest of the body, from the neck to the tail are yellow-like green. The yellow-eared parrot, measures approximately 42 cm long and is an Andean species. It gets its name because of the yellow stripe that goes all along the front and both sides of its head. Its dorsal feathers are dark green, its belly light green, while the tail feathers are coffee-colored.