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Mitred Conure
Also Known As: Mitred Parakeet
Species Profile
Genus:Aratinga
Species:
mitrata
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 38cm (14.8 in) | 200-240g (7-8.4 oz) |
Races including nominate:
two: A.m. mitrata, A.m. alticola
Colourization Adult:
A.m. mitrata: both adults green in colour, with yellow on the underparts; brown/red forehead turning to brighter red on forecrown, lores, cheeks and sides of neck; ear coverts occasionally red; red feathers scattered variably on hindneck, mantle, throat, thighs and bend of wing; olive/green underwing coverts. Bill horn colour. Eye ring bare and buff/white. Eye dull yellow with grey inner ring. A.m. alticola: both adults darker green than mitrata, particularly upperparts; red confined to thin frontal band and few scattered feathers on lores and sides of head; red on thighs absent.
Colourization Juvenile:
A.m. mitrata: red on cheeks and sides of neck minimal or absent. Eye brown. A.m. alticola: undescribed.
Call: Calls deep and harsh, as well as loud and abrupt notes. Some sounds are said to resemble a toy trumpet.
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Content Sources:
Central Pets http://www.centralpets.com/animals/birds/parrots/prt1284.html
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1566&m=0
Internet Bird Collection http://www.hbw.com/ibc/
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 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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