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Scarlet-chested Parrot
Also Known As: Scarlet-chested Grass-Parakeet, Scarlet-breasted Parrot or Grass-Parakeet, Splendid Parrot or Grass-Parakeet
Scarlet-chested or Splendid Parakeet
Credit: (c) Susan Flashman | License: Fotolia
Species Profile
Genus:Neophema
Species:
splendida
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
|---|---|
| 20cm (7.8 in) | 36-44g (1.3-1.5 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Male- bright green upperparts; bright blue face; scarlet foreneck and centre of breast, separated from orange/yellow lower underparts and undertail; bright blue upper wing coverts; green central tail feathers. Bill black. Eye brown/grey. Female-blue on face paler; blue lores; green breast; pale blue upper wing coverts; varying presence of pale underwing stripe. Bill dark grey.
Colourization Juvenile: As in adult female with varying presence of pale underwing stripe.
Call: Calls made in flight are soft, two-syllable notes. In repetition these sound like chirrups. Birds in flock produce soft, continuous twittering. Emits clear, sharper whistle when alarmed.
Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results
Content Sources:
Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E148.htm&Pic=148_1.JPG
BirdCare http://www.birdcare.com.au/scarlet_chested_parrot.htm
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1487&m=0
Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/
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.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
A Guide to Incubation and Handraising Parrots, Digney, 1998.
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