# Grey-breasted Parakeet (*Pyrrhura griseipectus*) The Grey-breasted Parakeet is a colorful bird with a grey chest and bright green feathers. They are playful and love to chatter, making them fun companions in the wild. - **Category:** [Birds](https://www.snappit.app/explore/categories/bird) - **Rarity:** Common - **Danger:** 1/5 · Very low - **Habitat:** Forests ![Grey-breasted Parakeet](https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Redirect/file/Gray-breasted_Parakeet%252C_Cear%C3%A1%252C_Brazil.jpg&width=800) Photo: Michael Hurben, CC BY-SA 4.0 · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gray-breasted_Parakeet%252C_Cear%C3%A1%252C_Brazil.jpg) ## Appearance The Grey-breasted Parakeet is a small, vibrant bird with a distinctive pale grey chest and belly, contrasting sharply with its bright green upperparts. It also features maroon coloring on its tail and a striking white ring around its eyes, making it stand out from similar green parakeets. ## Taxonomy - **Kingdom:** Animalia - **Phylum:** Chordata - **Class:** Aves - **Order:** Psittaciformes - **Family:** Psittacidae - **Genus:** Pyrrhura ## Interesting facts - Parents take turns sitting on their eggs to keep them cozy until they hatch! - These parakeets love to munch on special clay, which helps them digest their wild foods! - They sleep snuggled together in tree hollows, keeping warm and safe from predators! - Young parakeets learn to fly by watching their parents, then take a big leap of faith! ## Special abilities - **Nutcracker Beak:** Grey-breasted Parakeet has a powerful, curved beak that helps them crack open tough seeds and nuts. - **Forest Navigator:** Grey-breasted Parakeet can fly with incredible agility through dense trees because of their strong wings and tail. - **Flock Communicator:** Grey-breasted Parakeet can make a variety of loud, chattering calls that help them stay connected. ## Measurements & details - **Length:** 20-23 cm - **Wingspan:** 32-38 cm - **Weight:** 0.05-0.07 kg - **Lifespan:** 10-15 years - **Speed:** 50 km/h - **Clutch Size:** 3-5 - **Incubation:** 23-26 days ## Diet & Feeding These parakeets mostly feast on tasty seeds, fruits, and flowers found in their forest home. - **Primary Foods:** Seeds, Fruits, Flowers, Nuts, Buds - **Foraging Method:** Foraging ## Ecological connections - **Eaten by:** Roadside Hawk (*Rupornis magnirostris*) — A common bird of prey that hunts parakeets. - **Eats:** Pau-ferro (*Schinopsis brasiliensis*) — Feeds on seeds from this native Brazilian tree. - **Eats:** Catingueira (*Caesalpinia pyramidalis*) — Consumes seeds and flowers from this common Caatinga plant. ## Traits - [Feathered](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/feathered): Feathered describes animals, primarily birds, possessing a covering of feathers. - [Social](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/social): Social animals live in organized groups, cooperating for survival benefits such as foraging, defense, and raising offspring. - [Singing](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/singing): Singing animals produce complex vocalizations, often for purposes of attracting mates, defending territory, or communicating within their species. - [Colorful](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/colorful): Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors. - [Herbivorous](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/herbivorous): This trait characterizes organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of plant material. - [Forest](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/forest): Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life. - [Diurnal](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/diurnal): Diurnal animals are primarily active during daylight hours, typically resting or sleeping at night. - [Endangered](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/endangered): Endangered status indicates a species is at a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future. ## Collections - [Birds](https://www.snappit.app/explore/collections/birds) ## Safety **Danger:** 1/5 · Very low Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch them in the wild. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How to identify Grey-breasted Parakeet? Compare the silhouette, bill shape, tail length, wing bars and markings around the eyes. The same small brown bird at your feeder can look quite different in breeding plumage, winter plumage or its first year. Bird Identifier: upload a photo and compare the visible details. ### How long is Grey-breasted Parakeet? 20-23 cm ### What is Grey-breasted Parakeet's wingspan? 32-38 cm ### How much does Grey-breasted Parakeet weigh? 0.05-0.07 kg ### How long does Grey-breasted Parakeet live? 10-15 years ### How fast can Grey-breasted Parakeet move? 50 km/h ### What does Grey-breasted Parakeet eat? These parakeets mostly feast on tasty seeds, fruits, and flowers found in their forest home. ### Where is Grey-breasted Parakeet usually found? Forests ## More Birds - [Black-crowned Night Heron](https://www.snappit.app/explore/black-crowned-night-heron) (*Nycticorax nycticorax*) - [Anna's Hummingbird](https://www.snappit.app/explore/annas-hummingbird) (*Calypte anna*) - [Great Egret](https://www.snappit.app/explore/great-egret) (*Ardea alba*) - [Blue Jay](https://www.snappit.app/explore/blue-jay) (*Cyanocitta cristata*) --- Source: [Grey-breasted Parakeet: Facts & Places to See — Snappit](https://www.snappit.app/explore/grey-breasted-parakeet)