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Orange-bellied Parrot  

Also Known As: Orange-bellied Grass-Parakeet, Orange-breasted Parrot or Grass-Parakeet
 
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Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) Werribee, Victoria, Australia

Credit: (c) Ian Montgomery | http://birdway.com.au
 
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Did You Know?
In the 19th century this species occurred in flocks of thousands of individuals. The current population is at about 150 birds, and decreasing.

Species Profile
Genus:
Neophema

Species:
chrysogaster

Size: Adult Weight:
22cm (8.6 in) 40-50g (1.4-1.75 oz)

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Male-bright grass green crown and upperparts; deep blue wide frontal band, bordered above by light blue line; green sides of head, turning to yellow on face and breast; green/yellow abdomen, orange patch in centre; bright yellow undertail coverts and underside of tail; purple/blue outer secondary coverts; deep green central upper tail feathers. Bill grey/black. Eye dark brown. Female-in general duller than male; scattering of dull green feathers on upperparts; frontal band slightly paler; centre of abdomen has less orange; pale underwing stripe sometimes present.

Colourization Juvenile: In general duller than female, but upperparts quite green; faint blue edging to feathers in frontal area, replacing frontal band; minimal orange on abdomen; pale underwing stripe present. Bill yellow/brown.

Call: Calls are described as sharp and monosyllabic; sharp chittering in alarm, producing a buzzing sound.

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Content Sources:

Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E146.htm&Pic=146_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=1485&m=0

Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi, Grajal, 2000.

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.