About Enicognathus leptorhynchus (King, 1831)
The slender-billed parakeet (Enicognathus leptorhynchus) is approximately 40 centimeters (16 inches) long. Its English common name refers to its unusually elongated mandible. Males and females of this species have identical plumage. Adult birds have red coloring on the forehead and lores, set against an otherwise yellow-green face. Their upperparts are dull green, while their underparts are yellowish green with a distinct reddish patch on the belly. The tail is reddish, and the wings are mostly green, with bluish green primary flight feathers. Immature slender-billed parakeets resemble adults, but they have darker green overall plumage and whitish skin surrounding the eye. This parakeet is endemic to central Chile, where it is found between the Santiago Metropolitan Region and Los Lagos Region. It also occurs, though only rarely, in the Aysén Region of Chile, and has been recorded as a vagrant in Argentina. Its primary habitat is forest made up of southern beech (Nothofagus) and Chilean pine (Araucaria araucana). It can also be found in adjacent semi-open areas, ranchlands, and cultivated areas, usually during the winter season. Its elevational range extends up to 2,000 meters (6,600 feet).
