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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 February 2025. Small, long-tailed, seed-eating parakeet Budgerigar Temporal range: Pliocene–Holocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Blue cere indicates male Flaking brown cere indicates female in breeding condition Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain ...
Green parakeet: P. holochlorus (Sclater, 1859) LC: Mexico east of the Sierra Madre Oriental and west of the Sierra Madre Occidental, and Honduras and Guatemala bordering the Pacific Ocean Guadeloupe parakeet †P. labati (Rothschild, 1905) a EX: Formerly Guadeloupe until the mid-18th century White-eyed parakeet: P. leucophthalmus (Müller, 1776) LC
The red-crowned parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae), also known as red-fronted parakeet and by its Māori name of kākāriki, [3] is a small parrot from New Zealand. It is characterised by its bright green plumage and the red pattern on its head. This versatile bird can feed on a variety food items and can be found in many habitat types.
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 ...
Finsch's parakeet; Green parakeet; White-eyed parakeet; Mitred parakeet; Red-throated parakeet; Brehm's tiger parrot; Snow mountain tiger-parrot; Madarasz's tiger parrot; Modest tiger parrot; Painted tiger parrot; Layard's parakeet; Blue-winged parakeet; Plum-headed parakeet; Slaty-headed parakeet; Rose-ringed parakeet; Red-faced fig-parrot ...
The blue-crowned parakeet, blue-crowned conure, or sharp-tailed conure (Thectocercus acuticaudatus) is a small green Neotropical parrot with a blue head and pale beak native to large parts of South America, from eastern Colombia to Curacao in the southern Caribbean, and to the northern region of Argentina.
The plum-headed parakeet is a mainly green parrot, 33 cm long with a tail up to 22 cm. The male has a red head which shades to purple-blue on the back of the crown, nape and cheeks, while the female has a blueish-gray head.