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Dusky-headed Conure  

Also Known As: Dusky-headed Parakeet, Weddell's Conure, Dusky Conure
 
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Dusky Conure

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Did You Know?
The Dusky-headed Conure will nest in a variety of places such as old woodpecker and arboreal (in the trees) termite nests.

Species Profile
Genus:
Aratinga

Species:
weddellii

Size: Adult Weight:
28cm (11 in) 95-115g (3.3-4 oz)

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Both adults in general green with yellow/green underparts; brown/grey head, the feathers dull grey/blue at tips; tail green with wide blue tip. Bill black. Eye ring bare and white. Eye pale yellow.

Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but head more green and less grey; darker green underparts, with less yellow. Eye ring narrower. Eye brown.

Call: Calls usually four or five notes in a continuous shriek when produced at the same time from members of flock.

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Content Sources:

Central Pets

Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E235.htm&Pic=235_1.JPG

CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1575&m=0

Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/

xeno-canto America http://www.xeno-canto.org/index.php

Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006

Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.