Finsch's parakeet
| Finsch's parakeet | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Subfamily: | Arinae |
| Tribe: | Arini |
| Genus: | Psittacara |
| Species: | P. finschi |
| Binomial name | |
| Psittacara finschi (Salvin, 1871) | |
The Finsch's parakeet (Psittacara finschi), also known as the crimson-fronted parakeet or Finsch's conure, is a small green Neotropical parrot. It is found in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and some parts of Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Description
The Finsch's parakeet is completely green with a red cap and bare white patch round its orange eye.
Pair in the wild on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Juvenile
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Aratinga finschi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- "Crimson-fronted Parakeet - BirdLife Species Factsheet". BirdLife International (2008). Retrieved 3 January 2009.
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