{"id":1069193,"date":"2016-08-14T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-14T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?guid=d113455bf1fad8b7501f6a63b63edd1c"},"modified":"2019-12-23T01:12:25","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T12:12:25","slug":"loro-barranquero-burrowing-parakeet-cyanoliseus-patagonus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/loro-barranquero-burrowing-parakeet-cyanoliseus-patagonus\/","title":{"rendered":"Loro barranquero (Burrowing Parakeet) Cyanoliseus patagonus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tambi\u00e9n conocido como Barranquero, Loro vallisto, Maracan\u00e1 patag\u00f3n, o Tricau, el Loro barranquero es un psittacido de gran tama\u00f1o, alcanza los 40 a 52 cent\u00edmetros de longitud.<\/p>\n<p>A su vez, una de sus subespecies (Cyanoliseus patagonus bloxami) es conocida como loro tricahue o tricag\u00fce.<\/p>\n<p>Nidifica solamente en Argentina y Chile; migrando en invierno ocasionalmente al sur del Uruguay.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 1034px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/9\/8830\/28642363146_6ce1c28aa3_b.jpg\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8830%2F28642363146_6ce1c28aa3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8830%2F28642363146_6ce1c28aa3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8830%2F28642363146_6ce1c28aa3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8830%2F28642363146_6ce1c28aa3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8830%2F28642363146_6ce1c28aa3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8830%2F28642363146_6ce1c28aa3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8830%2F28642363146_6ce1c28aa3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8830%2F28642363146_6ce1c28aa3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8830%2F28642363146_6ce1c28aa3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8830%2F28642363146_6ce1c28aa3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8830%2F28642363146_6ce1c28aa3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8830%2F28642363146_6ce1c28aa3_b.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Loro barranquero (Burrowing Parakeet) Cyanoliseus patagonus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>La longitud promedio en las subespecies argentinas es menor que la subespecie chilena.Su cabeza y lomo son de color verde oliva oscuro. Presenta un anillo periocular de color blanco. La parte superior del pecho es blancuzca (s\u00f3lo en la raza de Chile), mientras que la parte inferior es verde oliva. Las plumas del abdomen, patas, lomo y supracaudales son de color desde amarillo hasta verde oliva (seg\u00fan la subespecie).<\/p>\n<p>La parte central del abdomen es rojo-anaranjada. Las subcaudales son de un tono amarillo oliv\u00e1ceo. Las cobertoras alares son oliv\u00e1ceas, mientras que las infracobertoras son negras. Las r\u00e9miges o primarias son azules, con barba interna gris\u00e1cea. La cola es gris oliv\u00e1cea. El pico es gris oscuro, ganchudo y corto. Las patas son de color rosa p\u00e1lido.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 1034px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8119\/28057291544_141e0297cb_b.jpg\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8119%2F28057291544_141e0297cb_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8119%2F28057291544_141e0297cb_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8119%2F28057291544_141e0297cb_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8119%2F28057291544_141e0297cb_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8119%2F28057291544_141e0297cb_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8119%2F28057291544_141e0297cb_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8119%2F28057291544_141e0297cb_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8119%2F28057291544_141e0297cb_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8119%2F28057291544_141e0297cb_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8119%2F28057291544_141e0297cb_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8119%2F28057291544_141e0297cb_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8119%2F28057291544_141e0297cb_b.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Loro barranquero (Burrowing Parakeet) Cyanoliseus patagonus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Es una especie muy gregaria y bulliciosa. La bandada en vuelo se escucha desde lejos. Parcialmente migratoria: en invierno suelen realizar cortos desplazamientos hacia el norte.<\/p>\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n realiza desplazamientos altitudinales descendiendo de las laderas en esa estaci\u00f3n. A esos movimientos estacionales se suma un cierto nomadismo.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 1034px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c8.staticflickr.com\/9\/8041\/28596393191_13f94262b9_b.jpg\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc8.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8041%2F28596393191_13f94262b9_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc8.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8041%2F28596393191_13f94262b9_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc8.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8041%2F28596393191_13f94262b9_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc8.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8041%2F28596393191_13f94262b9_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc8.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8041%2F28596393191_13f94262b9_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc8.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8041%2F28596393191_13f94262b9_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc8.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8041%2F28596393191_13f94262b9_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc8.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8041%2F28596393191_13f94262b9_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc8.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8041%2F28596393191_13f94262b9_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc8.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8041%2F28596393191_13f94262b9_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc8.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8041%2F28596393191_13f94262b9_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc8.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8041%2F28596393191_13f94262b9_b.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Loro barranquero (Burrowing Parakeet) Cyanoliseus patagonus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Se alimenta de semillas generalmente tomadas del suelo y a veces directamente de plantas como cardos y cactus. La fruta tambi\u00e9n es un componente importante de su alimentaci\u00f3n, y su aporte oscila entre el 2% de su dieta en noviembre-diciembre y el 35% en marzo.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 693px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/9\/8274\/28057291964_31529bc0b2_b.jpg\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc5.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8274%2F28057291964_31529bc0b2_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc5.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8274%2F28057291964_31529bc0b2_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc5.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8274%2F28057291964_31529bc0b2_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc5.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8274%2F28057291964_31529bc0b2_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc5.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8274%2F28057291964_31529bc0b2_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc5.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8274%2F28057291964_31529bc0b2_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc5.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8274%2F28057291964_31529bc0b2_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc5.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8274%2F28057291964_31529bc0b2_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc5.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8274%2F28057291964_31529bc0b2_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc5.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8274%2F28057291964_31529bc0b2_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc5.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8274%2F28057291964_31529bc0b2_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc5.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8274%2F28057291964_31529bc0b2_b.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"683\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Loro barranquero (Burrowing Parakeet) Cyanoliseus patagonus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Habita barrancos. Sabanas, estepas arbustivas, \u00e1reas rurales, andinas, patag\u00f3nicas tierras bajas \u00e1ridas y praderas de matorrales montanos. Bosque seco abierto. Cursos fluviales en el Chaco serrano. Matorral espinoso con cactus columnares generalmente sobre sustrato arenoso y no muy lejos de r\u00edos, hasta los 2000 msnm de altitud.<\/p>\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n potreros y cultivos. Penetra en la periferia de ciudades y en los pueblos, durmiendo sobre el cableado el\u00e9ctrico, sobre el que se posan muy juntos. En ciudades como Buenos Aires las poblaciones de esta especie est\u00e1n constituidas por ejemplares escapados de cautiverio.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 1034px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8187\/28642364376_65da5dbbc3_b.jpg\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8187%2F28642364376_65da5dbbc3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8187%2F28642364376_65da5dbbc3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8187%2F28642364376_65da5dbbc3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8187%2F28642364376_65da5dbbc3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8187%2F28642364376_65da5dbbc3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8187%2F28642364376_65da5dbbc3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8187%2F28642364376_65da5dbbc3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8187%2F28642364376_65da5dbbc3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8187%2F28642364376_65da5dbbc3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8187%2F28642364376_65da5dbbc3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8187%2F28642364376_65da5dbbc3_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8187%2F28642364376_65da5dbbc3_b.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Loro barranquero (Burrowing Parakeet) Cyanoliseus patagonus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Se reproducen en el verano austral, entre septiembre y febrero, en colonias que a veces son de millares de nidos. Anidan en cuevas que horadan con su pico en barrancos de r\u00edos o acantilados marinos (de ah\u00ed su nombre de loro barranquero), habit\u00e1ndolas todo el a\u00f1o. Las cuevas son profundas (frecuentemente 1,5 m)y zigzagueantes.<\/p>\n<p>Ponen 2-4 (1-5) huevos de color blanco semibrillante, bastante redondeados, y de un tama\u00f1o promedio de 3,7 x 3,1 cm, que incuban durante 24 d\u00edas. Ponen un huevo cada dos d\u00edas. Los pichones no abandonan el nido hasta que est\u00e1n totalmente emplumados, con unos 63 d\u00edas. Ambos progenitores les aportan el alimento en ese periodo.<\/p>\n<p>Una extensa investigaci\u00f3n ha permitido determinar que la colonia de loros barranqueros del Balneario El C\u00f3ndor, de la provincia de R\u00edo Negro, en el noreste de la Patagonia argentina, con 35.000 nidos activos, es la colonia conocida de Psittaciformes (loros y cacat\u00faas) m\u00e1s grande del mundo; por lo tanto, un importante patrimonio para la humanidad. Esta importante colonia se extiende a lo largo de unos 10 km de acantilados marinos.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 1034px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c6.staticflickr.com\/9\/8731\/28596393861_ec48d01111_b.jpg\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc6.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8731%2F28596393861_ec48d01111_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc6.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8731%2F28596393861_ec48d01111_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc6.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8731%2F28596393861_ec48d01111_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc6.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8731%2F28596393861_ec48d01111_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc6.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8731%2F28596393861_ec48d01111_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc6.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8731%2F28596393861_ec48d01111_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc6.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8731%2F28596393861_ec48d01111_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc6.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8731%2F28596393861_ec48d01111_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc6.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8731%2F28596393861_ec48d01111_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc6.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8731%2F28596393861_ec48d01111_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc6.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8731%2F28596393861_ec48d01111_b.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc6.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8731%2F28596393861_ec48d01111_b.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Loro barranquero (Burrowing Parakeet) Cyanoliseus patagonus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>No se encuentra globalmente amenazada aunque forma parte de la lista de especies protegidas por el Anexo II del Convenio CITES sobre el comercio internacional de especies. Hasta hace algunos a\u00f1os era muy com\u00fan, pero en la actualidad sus poblaciones se han reducido significativamente y est\u00e1n relativamente dispersas. La causa principal de su disminuci\u00f3n es la captura de ejemplares (pichones en el nido) para venderlos como mascotas. Una segunda raz\u00f3n de su disminuci\u00f3n es la construcci\u00f3n de represas que inundan valles, destruyendo su h\u00e1bitat. Tambi\u00e9n se cazan ejemplares.<\/p>\n<p>La subespecie andina es la m\u00e1s vulnerable y se est\u00e1 considerando prohibir su comercializaci\u00f3n.Existen cuatro subespecies de Cyanoliseus patagonus:Cyanoliseus patagonus patagonus (Vieillot, 1818). Endemismo reproductivo del centro y sur de Argentina; migra ocasionalmente en invierno hasta el sudoeste del Uruguay.Cyanoliseus patagonus andinus Dabbene &amp; Lillo, 1913. Endemismo del noroeste de Argentina. Coloraci\u00f3n m\u00e1s apagada que en otras subespecies. El amarillo ventral es m\u00e1s verdoso. Banda pectoral poco n\u00edtida.Cyanoliseus patagonus conlara Nores &amp; Yzurieta, 1983.<\/p>\n<p>Endemismo de las Sierras de San Luis, y sectores lim\u00edtrofes de la provincia de C\u00f3rdoba, Argentina (algunos autores consideran a esta poblaci\u00f3n solamente un h\u00edbrido entre las dos subespecies anteriores).Cyanoliseus patagonus bloxami Olson, 1995. Endemismo del centro de Chile. Hasta hace poco era conocido como Cyanoliseus patagonus byroni (Sclater, 1873).<\/p>\n<p>M\u00e1s grande que el resto, con banda pectoral blanquecina casi completa. Dorso verde m\u00e1s oscuro que en otras subespecies.Las poblaciones de Argentina y Chile est\u00e1n perfectamente separadas (sus \u00e1reas de distribuci\u00f3n son disjuntas)<\/p>\n<p>Las fotograf\u00edas que ilustran esta entrada se obtuvieron en la Provincia de R\u00edo Negro, en el Balneario Las Grutas durante el dia 11 de Junio del a\u00f1o 2015 por Luis Krause.<\/p>\n<p>Mapa de distribuci\u00f3n en Am\u00e9rica del Sur<\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 610px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/9\/8044\/28568432242_bd783f7b22_z.jpg\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8044%2F28568432242_bd783f7b22_z.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8044%2F28568432242_bd783f7b22_z.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8044%2F28568432242_bd783f7b22_z.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8044%2F28568432242_bd783f7b22_z.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8044%2F28568432242_bd783f7b22_z.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8044%2F28568432242_bd783f7b22_z.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8044%2F28568432242_bd783f7b22_z.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8044%2F28568432242_bd783f7b22_z.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8044%2F28568432242_bd783f7b22_z.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8044%2F28568432242_bd783f7b22_z.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8044%2F28568432242_bd783f7b22_z.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2Fc3.staticflickr.com%2F9%2F8044%2F28568432242_bd783f7b22_z.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Untitled-1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"none\" style=\"clear: both;\"><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2007 NatureServe, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, 15th Floor, Arlington Virginia 22209, U.S.A. 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(Accessed: July 31, 2016 ).<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/60578\/embed\" width=\"340\" height=\"220\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Info:www.wikipedia.org<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span class='mb-center maxbutton-6-center'><span class='maxbutton-6-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-6 maxbutton maxbutton-subscribe-to-our-free-newsletter\" href=\"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/subscribe\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span class='mb-text'>Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tambi\u00e9n conocido como Barranquero, Loro vallisto, Maracan\u00e1 patag\u00f3n, o Tricau, el Loro barranquero es un psittacido de gran tama\u00f1o, alcanza los 40 a 52 cent\u00edmetros de longitud. A su vez, una de sus subespecies (Cyanoliseus patagonus bloxami) es conocida como loro tricahue o tricag\u00fce. 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