. Caiques (pronounced kye-eeks or Kye-ee-kayes) belong to the psittacine genus Pionites. White-bellied caiques comprise three sub-species: Pionites leucogaster, P. l. xanthomeria, and P. l. xanthurus.
Mass: 5.5 oz (Adult
)Scientific name: Pionites leucogaster
Conservation status: Endangered (Population decreasing)
Higher classification: Caique
Diet: The Caique’s main diet should primarily be seeds, fruits, and green vegetables
Description: The white-bellied caique is a small parrot, averaging 23 cm in length and 165 g in weight. There are color features that distinguish the three white-bellied sub-species P. l. xanthomeria has yellow thighs and a green tail. The back and wing feathers are dark green, with wing coverts deep blue.Range: White-bellies are native to Brazil and parts of Peru and Bolivia. They prefer lowland forests near watercourses. Very social, white-bellied caiques travel in pairs or family groups, feeding on rainforest fruits, nuts, vegetation and seeds. Like most parrots, white bellied caiques like to nest in cavities high in the canopy of rainforest trees. These parrots lay anywhere from two to four small white eggs which the female incubates.After the first four to five weeks chicks should be fed four times per day. W
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