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Blossom-headed parakeet, Psittacula roseata; Blue-winged parakeet, Psittacula columboides; Layard's parakeet, Psittacula calthrapae; Lord Derby's parakeet, Psittacula derbiana; Red-breasted parakeet, Psittacula alexandri; Nicobar parakeet, Psittacula caniceps; Long-tailed parakeet, Psittacula longicauda † Mascarene grey parakeet, Psittacula ...
The sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis), also known as the sun parakeet, is a medium-sized, vibrantly colored parrot native to northeastern South America. The adult male and female are similar in appearance, with black beaks, predominantly golden-yellow plumage, orange-flushed underparts and face, and green and blue-tipped wings and tails.
The Australian budgerigar, or shell parakeet, is a popular pet and the most common parakeet. Parakeets comprise about 115 species of birds that are seed-eating parrots of small size, slender build, and long, tapering tails. [citation needed] The Australian budgerigar, also known as "budgie", Melopsittacus undulatus, is probably the most common ...
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Heliconia psittacorum (parrot's beak, parakeet flower, parrot's flower, parrot's plantain, false bird-of-paradise) is a perennial herb native to the Caribbean and South America. It is considered native to French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago.
White-winged parakeet: Brotogeris versicolurus: southeast Colombia to the river's mouth in Brazil. Yellow-chevroned parakeet, canary-winged parakeet: Brotogeris chiriri: central Brazil to southern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Grey-cheeked parakeet: Brotogeris pyrrhoptera: northwestern Peru and western Ecuador Orange-chinned ...
They have long, graduated tails and relatively long beaks, with the long-billed parakeet also sporting an elongated upper beak. Despite these differences, both species share almost identical plumage coloration and feathered waxy skin, leading to their initial classification in different genera.