Parrots (Psittacidae)
Horned Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus) - HBW 4, p. 370
French: Perruche cornue
German: Hornsittich
Spanish: Perico Cornudo
Taxonomy: Psittacus cornutus J. F. Gmelin, 1788, New Caledonia.
On occasions has been lumped into genus Cyanoramphus. Races may merit treatment as two distinct species. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cornutus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - New Caledonia.
- uvaeensis (E. L. & E. L. C. Layard, 1882) - Ouvea (Loyalty Is).
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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Two birds moving in a papaya tree, looking for food. Locality Ouvéa Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia (ssp uvaeensis)
Josep del Hoyo 24 October 2010 2 years ago 28 sec 4.8 -
A bird eating fruits in a small tree Locality Mont Koghi, South Province, New Caledonia (ssp cornutus)
Nick Athanas 3 July 2007 5 years ago 35 sec 4.8 -
A bird on a branch, rubbing its bill, turning around and flying away. Locality Ouvéa Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia (ssp uvaeensis)
Josep del Hoyo 24 October 2010 2 years ago 19 sec 4.7 -
A bird open a fruit and eating its seed, using the foot. Locality Ouvéa Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia (ssp uvaeensis)
Josep del Hoyo 24 October 2010 2 years ago 48 sec 4.5 -
A close-up of a bird on a branch, and flying away. Locality Ouvéa Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia (ssp uvaeensis)
Josep del Hoyo 24 October 2010 2 years ago 20 sec 4.5 -
An adult feeding on papaya. Locality Ouvéa Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia (ssp uvaeensis)
Josep del Hoyo 24 October 2010 2 years ago 23 sec 4.4
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Feeding on papaya in a garden
Locality Gossanah, Ouvéa Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia (ssp uvaeensis)
Julien Baudat-Franceschi 6 September 2012 36 weeks ago 4.3 -
Feeding on a papaya tree
Locality Gossanah, Ouvéa Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia (ssp uvaeensis)
Julien Baudat-Franceschi 6 September 2012 36 weeks ago 3.6 -
A bird perched in a papaya tree.
Locality Ouvéa Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia (ssp uvaeensis)
Josep del Hoyo 24 October 2010 2 years ago 3.2 -
A bird perched in a tree.
Locality Ouvéa Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia (ssp uvaeensis)
Josep del Hoyo 24 October 2010 2 years ago 3 -
A adult bird perched on a branch.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp cornutus)
Tomasz Doroń 1 January 2007 3 years ago 3
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Calls Locality San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA (United States)
pcx 1 year ago 4 -
Calls of two birds. Locality Parc Zoologique et Forestier, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia
(ssp cornutus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2010 2 years ago 4 -
Calls by different birds eating papaya near a house. Locality Ouvéa Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
(ssp uvaeensis)
Josep del Hoyo 25 October 2010 2 years ago 3.5
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