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Species Profile

Genus:
Nestor

Species:
meridionalis

Size:	Adult Weight:
45cm (17.5 in)	900g (31.5 oz)

Races including nominate:
two: N.m. meridionalis, N.m. septentrionalis

Colourization Adult:
N.m. meridionalis: male-forehead to back of neck grey/white; neck and abdomen brown/red; dark red on hindneck, with feathers margined yellow/brown; olive/brown breast; ear coverts yellow/orange; brown back and wings, mantle some feathers margined red; rump to tail coverts red, tipped dark brown; underwing coverts and bars on underwing red; tail brown with lighter tips. Bill brown/grey; eye dark brown. Female-bill shorter than male, less decurved upper mandible. N.m. septentrionalis: both adults generally duller in colour; back and wings darker olive/brown, feathers margined darker; breast darker brown, hindneck duller red; forehead to back of head pale grey.

Colourization Juvenile:
N.m. meridionalis: as in adult but base of lower mandible yellow. N.m. septentrionalis: as in adult.

Call: Calls in flight harsh and grating, also ringing. Also variety of yodelling notes.

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