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Golden-capped Conure
Also Known As: Golden-capped Parakeet, Flame-capped Parakeet, Gold-capped Conure, Golden-headed Conure
Species Profile
Genus:Aratinga
Species:
auricapillus
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 30cm (11.7 in) | 140-150g (4.9-5.25 oz) |
Races including nominate:
two: A.a. auricapillus, A.a. aurifrons
Colourization Adult:
A.a. auricapillus: both adults forehead and lores to area around eyes orange/red, yellow forecrown, some birds cheeks yellow as well; abdomen and lower breast red; rump and low back margined red. Bill black. Eye ring grey, eye dull yellow. A.a. aurifrons: as in auricapillus, but sides of head, throat and upper breast darker green with no yellow; also rump and low back red absent.
Colourization Juvenile: As in adult but with less evident head markings, in particular the yellow on the forecrown; cheeks deeper green; almost no red on rump and low back; red of underparts on flanks and centre of abdomen only. Eye ring pale grey, eye brown.
Call: Like A. jandaya; short, quick tweea tweea.
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Content Sources:
The Parrot Pages
Central Pets
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1574&m=0
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
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: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi and Grajal, 2000.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Psittacine Aviculture, Schubot, Clubb and Clubb, 1992.
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