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Rose-faced Parrot
Also Known As: Beautiful Parrot
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Did You Know?
Two of the Pionopsitta species are bare-headed: the Vulturine Parrot (P. vulturina) and the Orange-headed Parrot (P. aurantiocephala).
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Not AvailableSpecies Profile
Genus:Pionopsitta
Species:
pulchra
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 23cm (9 in) | 203-208g (7.1-7.3 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Both adults mainly green in colour; dark grey/brown crown to nape; rose/pink lores to area around eye, ear coverts and hindcheeks; pale rose chin and forecheeks; dull olive/yellow hindneck, reaching to breast where turns to greenish colour; orange and yellow lesser wing coverts and forewing; green axillary feathers and sides of underbody; green tail tipped with blue, with red at base. Bill horn in colour. Eye ring white. Eye yellow.
Colourization Juvenile: Rose/pink on face confined to superciliary line and ear coverts; green/brown cheeks and chin; more green to crown and nape; olive/yellow tinge to green breast. Eye brown.
Call: Calls made in flight are harsh and shrieking.
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Content Sources:
Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E297.htm&Pic=297_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=1643&m=0
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.
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