Bronze-winged Pionus
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Bronze-winged Pionus are unusually colored parrots native to South American. Almost purple in coloration, their true beauty is appreciated in natural sunlight as seen in the pictures to the right.
Personality:
Bronze Wings are gentle in nature and make loving, devoted companions. They can learn to mimic and are quieter than other parrots and can be considered for apartment dwellers.
Care:
They enjoy frequent baths as this helps to keep their plumage in good condition.
A medium sized parrot cage is suitable for Bronze Wings and toys are always a must. They seem to be particularly fond of swings.
A healthy diet for a Bronze Wing Pionus would be pelleted based with the addition of fresh fruits and veggies
Description:
Bronze Wings are small parrots measuring around 11 inches. They are violet in coloration and have a pronounced bronze patch on the wings. The throat is a pink color and the eye rings are white to pinkish in coloration. The bill is horn colored.
(Source: R&B Aviary - Breeder of African Greys & Parrot Connoisseur)
Species: Scientific: Pionus chalcopterus chalcopterus ... English: Bronze-winged Pionus ... Dutch: Bronsvleugelpapegaai ... German: Glanzflügelpapagei ... French: Perroquet aux ailes brune
Description: Violet-blue; head and nape bronze-brown, feathers broadly edged dark violet-grey; chin white; throat dull pink; back, rump and shoulder feathers dark bronze-green with blue edging; breast and abdomen dark green broadly edged with dark violet-blue; under tail-coverts red; wing-coverts bronze-brown; primary-coverts and primaries purple-blue; tail dark blue, outer feathers with red base; bill yellowish horn-color; skin to periophthalmic ring dull to dark pink; iris brown; feet flesh-colored. Immatures with greenish head and back, breast and abdomen feathers with dark green edging. 
Length: 29 cm (11.5 ins) (wing 190 - 205 mm or 7.5 - 8.1 ins)
CITES II - Endangered Species Distribution: Andes of Colombia (except Nariño) and furthest northwest Venezuela.
Related Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots ... Aves International ... 7thsign.com
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