Veterinarian Leandro Leal, who specializes in unconventional animals, explains that you have to be very careful because “the care that each species must have within the unconventional is too different”. For this reason, he suggests that “anyone who acquires one of these animals should have a lot of information and participate in specialized medical examinations.” As for their behavior, they are very sociable, docile and impetuous birds. They usually live in large herds of more than 1,000 individuals, which maintains a sometimes incredible restlessness. In spring, however, they usually gather in small groups, which may be related to their breeding and feeding habits. Read on! Today we are going to share with you what are the most common pets ± Chile. You`ll find out which of these types is best for home care and all the things you should consider before taking one at home. The Choroy parrot is a bird that lives exclusively in Chile because there are several factors important for its sustenance, including climate and food, making it the only endemic parrot in Chile. It is mainly distributed between the Valparaíso region and the island of Chiloé and is spotted on rare occasions in Aysén. On April 27, a neighbor found a Choroy parrot on the street and took it to the farm and livestock service, as it could not fly. “In addition, they have a great flight capacity, swarms of parrots can only disperse for several kilometers per day, so their ability to disperse, combined with their unique ability to feed fruits and seeds, destroy fruits and seeds, makes them a very relevant disperser in terms of the importance of gene propagation far and wide, to increase genetic diversity. adds the biologist. As mentioned, 10.4% of the animals that the Udec Center has received since its creation 16 years ago correspond to Chilean wild parrots. Most often it is choroy, but also come tricahues and cachañas, serious traumas to the wings to prevent them from flying and malnourished.
Unfortunately, Chilean parrots are highly endangered due to various anthropogenic factors, so the four parrot species that inhabit Chile are in a certain state of conservation. A complicated situation is the life of Elba Ahumada, owner of the Choroy Florencia parrot, after the SAG confiscated the bird from the woman, stating that its possession was illegal and that it is protected by law. “This can essentially happen because parrots have reduced their habitats and are turning to agricultural crops in search of food. It is also a response to another threat, which is the loss and fragmentation of appropriate habitat for these species,” concludes the NRC Executive Director. Exotic animals have taken their place in Chilean families and have become another ± of the house in recent years. Sea urchins, iguanas, ferrets are among the most sought-after species, but those who want to have any of these animals must ± follow a number of legal regulations and follow the special care that must be given to them, completely different from those that dogs and cats receive. Parrots are very striking species that arouse the interest of many people in the variety of their colors, charisma, high intelligence and wide range of sounds. Although little known and recently studied, the truth is that parrots play a fundamental role in forest reforestation because they are key species of the ecosystems in which they live.
In Chile, we have 4 species of native parrots that have lived in the national territory for thousands of years and interact with the environment long before the arrival of the first human populations. Unfortunately, Chilean parrots are highly endangered and the four species that inhabit Chile are in a certain state of conservation. To educate you about these beautiful creatures, we`ve put together this guide to Chile`s native parrots with the help of Ivo Tejeda, Executive Director of the Chilean Bird and Wildlife Watching Network (ROC), and Dr. Stuart. Alejandra Troncoso, biologist and researcher at the Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB) and La Serena University. Don`t miss it! Submit to SAG the requirements described in the regulation of Law No. 19.473, according to the legal figure of registration: they are very striking parrots, easily recognizable by their size (between 43 and 47 cm), long tail and striking yellow, green, blue and red colors. That is, this subspecies has the upper part of its breast of olive-brown color with a vinous tone, with a characteristic whitish half-stripe, which makes it easy to distinguish it from other subspecies. The Tricahue is a cereal eater, which means that it feeds on seeds, but also fruits and flowers, depending on the availability of food. The fact that he consumes wheat and maize has led to conflicts with farmers, who often poison or hunt them to tend their crops. “There are entire settlements that have disappeared. For example, there are colonies in the area of the ravine of Los Choros, which are now limited only to the mountain range, because historically there were parrots on the beach, and of course you go to the ravine of Los Choros, towards the sea, and there are areas where you can see the nests, abandoned parrots,” adds the biologist.
Like other parrot species found in Chile, it eats cereals, that is, it feeds on seeds, but also fruits and flowers, depending on the availability of food, which is why it usually has conflicts with farmers. In addition, it is highly threatened by illegal hunting and obtaining specimens for commercialization. It should be noted that this species is included in the Hunting Law (D.S. No. 5/1998 of the Ministry of Agriculture) in category E, which is beneficial for the ecosystem. At present, and in the absence of other information, the neighbour had doubts as to the body to which the formal complaint corresponds? Since it is an unconventional pet, there are also some questions about the care under which it should live and whether it can be kept as a pet in Chile. Parrots are birds that belong to their own and unique order within the birds that exist on our planet. They are particularly sociable and impetuous species that live almost 100% of their time in swarms and have a very particular morphology and behavior. Native to Chile and Argentina – with some populations on the Malvinas Islands – it is distributed from the southern part of the metropolitan area to Tierra del Fuego, the Magallane region, and is the southernmost parrot in the world.
It is a parrot that has beautiful dark green plumage, with a bridle and ring around each orange-red eye, and is considered one of the most intelligent animals because it has its own language and is an excellent imitator. In addition, it can live up to 60 years, which is a very long-lived species compared to other birds. It is a striking and impetuous bird of medium size and small beak, which has a beautiful dark green color, highlighted by red spots on the tail, abdomen, forehead and lorum. It is very similar to the Choroy parrot, so they are often confused. “When we received this choroy, it was malnourished, with a dislocated shoulder, with part of its wing feathers cut off to prevent it from flying, and with a proliferation of the beak. (…) We assume that this parrot was in captivity as a pet. His behavior shows that he is used to being with people, but he does not accept to be manipulated,” said Sofia Robbiano, director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at the University of Concepción. “For example, I must have seen choroy sold at a fair, which is forbidden and illegal, and which may be happening on a smaller scale today, but it was a big problem that involved extracting many individuals from their colonies,” says Ivo Tejeda, executive director of the Chilean Bird and Wildlife Observer Network (ROC). On the other hand, one of the main threats to parrots is conflicts with farmers, who often hunt or poison parrots to prevent them from destroying their crops. Ivo Tejeda points out: “In some cases, parrots also feed on seeds from cultivated trees or agricultural plantations, which leads them to have conflicts in agricultural areas, where they are considered harmful by those who cultivate the land. There is a problem that needs to be solved because, for example, there are several cases of parrot poisoning in the south.
This problem highlights other major conflicts that parrots face, namely the fragmentation and deterioration of their habitat as a result of human intervention, as they are forced to seek food elsewhere due to their reduced range and therefore food availability. Jaime Castaã±eda (2015). What© exotic animals does the law allow in Chile? The typographer. Retrieved by: eltipografo.cl/2015/04/que-mascotas-exoticas-permite-la-ley-en-chile Currently, in the Codeff Rehabilitation Center, Pro-Defense Committee of Flora and Fauna for the Conservation of Nature, Environment and Promotion of Sustainable Development, live about 200 parrots of three species.
