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The slender-billed parakeet is endemic to central Chile between the Santiago Metropolitan Region and Los Lagos Region; it also occurs in the Aysén Region, but rarely, and has been recorded as a vagrant in Argentina. [3] [4] [5] The slender-billed parakeet primarily inhabits southern beech and Chilean pine (Araucaria araucana) forest. It also ...
Groove-billed ani, occurs in farmland in the north of Chile. Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae. The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails, and strong legs. Four species have been recorded in Chile. Smooth-billed ani, Crotophaga ani (V)
As of November 2024, there are 240 recorded bird species in the region. [1] The following tags note species in each of those categories: (A) Accidental - species not regularly occurring in Aysén Region (En) Endemic to Chile - species that is only found in Chile (I) Introduced - species that is not native to Aysén Region
The austral parakeet shares genus Enicognathus with the slender-billed parakeet (S. leptorhynchus). Previously it was the sole member of genus Microsittace. [5] It has two subspecies, the nominate E. f. ferrugineus (Müller, 1776) and E. f. minor (Chapman, 1919).
Important Bird Areas of Chile (1 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Birds of Chile" ... Sharp-billed canastero; Silver teal; Slender-billed finch;
Pages in category "Endemic birds of Chile" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Slender-billed parakeet; Subantarctic rayadito; W.
They have long, graduated tails and relatively long beaks, with the long-billed parakeet also sporting an elongated upper beak. Despite these differences, both species share almost identical plumage coloration and feathered waxy skin, leading to their initial classification in different genera.
Slender-billed parakeet: E. leptorhynchus (King, 1831) LC: Central Chilean coast (central meaning halfway between the northern and southern extremes) Austral parakeet: E. ferrugineus (Müller, 1776) LC: Eastern Patagonian coast, southern Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland Islands, South Sandwich Islands and South Georgia