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White-eyed parakeet: P. leucophthalmus (Müller, 1776) LC: Central South America and the northeast coast Puerto Rican parakeet †P. maugei Souancé, 1856: NE b] Formerly Puerto Rico until the mid-19th century Mitred parakeet: P. mitratus (von Tschudi, 1844) LC: Andes mountains in Bolivia, southern Peru, and northern Argentina Red-throated parakeet
It has a yellow head and underparts with blue cheeks and a red frontal band above the bill. The feathers on the back and inner wings are black with narrow green margins at their tips, and the outer wing feathers are blue and green. Rump olive and the tail green. Irises are dark brown and the bill is light grey. [12] Habitat: Diet: LC Crimson ...
The most commonly used name kākāriki is Māori in origin meaning "small parrot" (from kākā ‘parrot’ and riki ‘small’); [1] it has also been used to refer to the colour green because of the birds' predominantly green plumage. [2] [3] The patches of red on the birds' rumps are, according to legend, the blood of the demigod Tāwhaki. [4]
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 ...
31 cm (12 in) long, mostly green with feathers of the upper body being green with black margins. Red plumage on the forehead and forecrown, and the red does not extend around the white eye rings. Red primary wing feathers with no red at the bend of the wing. Orange thighs and red at the base of a green tail. [18] Argentina, Bolivia [19] [20]
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Psittacula roseata is a lime-green parrot, [2] 30 cm (12 in) long with a tail up to 18 cm (7.1 in). It weighs on average 2.9 - 3.1 oz (85 - 90 g). [3] The male's head, cheeks, and ears are pink becoming pale blue towards the back of the crown and nape. There is a narrow black neck collar and a black chin stripe.
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents