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Rufous-fronted Parakeet  

 
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The Rufous-fronted Parakeet (Bolborynchus ferrugineifrons) Located in the Colombian central Andes region

Credit: (c) Otto Pfister
 
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Did You Know?
The rufous-fronted parakeet is the only small parrot in a very restricted, high altitude range.

Species Profile
Genus:
Bolborhynchus

Species:
ferrugineifrons

Size: Adult Weight:
18cm (7 in) Not available

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Both adults in general short, green parrots with red markings on face; red frontal mark, lores and base of lower mandible blue/green underwings; short rounded tail. Bill grey/yellow. Eye dark brown.

Colourization Juvenile: Undescribed

Call: Moderate, high-pitched chattering contact notes.

Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results

 

Content Sources:

CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1613&m=0

Internet Bird Collection http://www.hbw.com/ibc/

Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.