09/05/2026
Andean Parakeet
(Bolborhynchus orbygnesius)
Order:Psittacidae
Family:Psittaciformes
📍Junin, Perú 🇵🇪
Ranging along the Andes from northern Peru to central Bolivia, the Andean Parakeet is uncommon to locally common from 3,000-4,000 m in semi-arid cloud forests, especially with Polylepis, or in brushy montane ravines. It forages in small groups or pairs in bamboo thickets or leguminaceous trees, and occasionally on the ground, and nests in deep burrows in steep embankments. Its flight is level and direct, without undulation. While it is superficially similar to the Mountain Parakeet, the Andean Parakeet is considerably stockier and shorter-tailed, with less color in the face and wings. The two species are rarely found in the same areas as Andean prefers more humid forests than Mountain. Birdsoftheworld.
