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Overview
Brief Summary
The Nanday Conure (Nandayus nenday) occurs in central-southern South America (southeastern Bolivia and southwestern Brazil through central Paraguay to northern Argentina), where it is generally found in open country, sometimes walking on the ground; feral populations occur elsewhere (e.g., Buenos Aires, California, and Florida). Nanday Conures often associate with Monk Parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) in mixed flocks and are usually quite tame and approachable. They are generally common and locally abundant.
Nanday Conures inhabit open lowlands up to around 800 m, including moister parts of the eastern chaco, pantanal, and cattle rangelands with palms. They are gregarious, with groups of up to a dozen birds when breeding and several hundred gathered when roosting. They are often seen drinking at waterholes. They nest in cavities in trees or large fenceposts, producing a clutch of 4 eggs.
According to a mtDNA-based phylogenetic analysis of the genus Aratinga by Ribas and Miyaki (2004), the Nanday Conure forms a monophyletic group with the Sun Conure (A. solstitialis), Jenday Conure (A. jandaya), and Golden-capped Conure (A. auricapilla).
(Collar 1997 and references therein; Juniper and Parr 1998 and references therein)
- Collar, N.J. 1997. Nanday Parakeet (Nandayus nenday). P. 436 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., and Sargatal, J., eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4. Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
- Juniper, T. and M. Parr. 1998. Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World. Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut.
- Ribas, C.C. and C.Y. Miyaki. 2004. Molecular systematics in Aratinga parakeets: species limits and historical biogeography in the solstitialis group, and the systematic position of Nandayus nenday. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30: 663-675.
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Distribution
Range
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.7. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat and Ecology
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Life History and Behavior
Life Expectancy
Lifespan, longevity, and ageing
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Nandayus nenday
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Nandayus nenday
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Specimens with Barcodes: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
Red List Criteria
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History
- 2008Least Concern
- 2004Least Concern
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Trends
Population
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Threats
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Management
Conservation Actions
The species is listed under CITES Appendix II.Conservation Actions Proposed
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Wikipedia
Nanday Parakeet
The Nanday Parakeet (Nandayus nenday) also known as the Black-hooded Parakeet or Nanday Conure is a medium small mostly green neotropical parrot. The bird is native to South America from southeast Bolivia to southwest Brazil, central Paraguay and northern Argentina, from the region known as the pantanal. Caged birds have been released in some areas and the birds have established self-sustaining populations in Los Angeles, California, and several areas of Florida (including St. Petersburg, Broward County, and Miami-Dade County).
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Taxonomy [edit]
The Nanday Parakeet (Nandayus nenday, Vieillot 1823) is a member of the monotypic genus nenday (Bonaparte 1854) one of the approx. 16 genera of neotropical parrots of tribe Arini which includes the conures and macaws. Collar (1997) maintains the classification.
According to a mtDNA-based phylogenetic analysis of the genus Aratinga by Ribas and Miyaki (2004), the Nanday Conure forms a monophyletic group with the Sun Conure (A. solstitialis), Jenday Conure (A. jandaya), and Golden-capped Conure (A. auricapilla).
Tavares, et al. (2005) in a mitochondrial and nuclear DNA analysis of 29 species representing 25 of 30 genera of neotropical parrots found the Nanday's closest relative to be Aratinga Solstitialis, the Sun Conure, and the time of divergence of the species to have been 0.5 to 1.3 mya.
Hybrids of the Nenday and Sun conures, Nenday and Jenday conures, and Nenday and Blue-Crowned conures are known.
A prehistoric relative, Nandayus vorohuensis, was described from Late Pliocene fossils found in Argentina.
Description [edit]
The Nanday Parakeet is 32–37 cm in length, weighs 140g, and is mostly green in color. Its most distinguishing characteristic, for which it is named, is its black facial mask and beak. It also shows black trailing flight feathers on its wings and has a long tail edged at the end in blue. The upper chest is bluish-green and the lower chest is a paler green. Feathers covering the thighs are red.
Behaviour [edit]
Food and feeding [edit]
The bird feeds on seeds, fruit, palm nuts, berries, flowers and buds. Feral birds will also come to bird feeders. Wild birds primarily use scrub forest and forest clearings around settlements. It frequents open savannah, pastures and stockyards in South America where it is considered a pest in some areas.
Breeding [edit]
Nanday Parakeets usually find holes in trees to nest in. It lays 3-4 eggs. After raising its young, all birds will form rather large communal roosts until the next breeding season.
Aviculture [edit]
In captivity they make wonderful pets if cared for and socialized properly. They all have distinct personalities and appreciate toys. They require a cage or enclosure that is a minimum of 24x24x30 inches as they are inclined to climb, flap their wings and have long tail feathers. They also like to be outside of their cage at least six hours a day. While they will accept most parrot seed mixes, seed-only diets are nutritionally inadequate, reduce their lifespan considerably and may cause them to become underweight. Pellet-based diets with fruits and vegetables offered daily are much preferable. These birds are extremely intelligent and skilled escape artists. Some of them will talk, others will not, depending on their personality. They are noted for having a very loud call and are not suited for apartments.
Fearing the birds may escape and become feral agricultural pests, the state of Tennessee, USA bans the keeping of Nanday Parakeets as well as Monk Parakeets.
References [edit]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Nandayus nenday". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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- "National Geographic" Field Guide to the Birds of North America ISBN 0-7922-6877-6
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Vol 4, Josep del Hoyo editor, ISBN 84-87334-22-9
- "National Audubon Society" The Sibley Guide to Birds, by David Allen Sibley, ISBN 0-679-45122-6
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