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White-crowned Parrot
Also Known As: White-capped Parrot (now applied to P. seniloides)
Pair of White-crowned Pionus parrots feeding
Species Profile
Genus:Pionus
Species:
senilis
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
|---|---|
| 24cm (9.3 in) | 193-229g (6.7-8 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Both adults in general green with yellow/green on underparts; white forehead and forecrown; white patch on chin and middle of throat; dark blue ear coverts; olive breast, the feathers edged with purple/blue; red under tail coverts; gold/brown lesser and median wing coverts, with dull green at centre; green tail with red at base. Bill green/yellow with grey at base. Eye ring bare and brown/pink. Eye brown.
Colourization Juvenile: Buff/white edging to feathers of green forehead and forecrown; white patch on chin and middle of throat absent; blue edging to feathers of breast minimal or absent; green lesser and median wing coverts, with olive/brown margins; yellow/green undertail coverts. Eye ring bare and white.
Call: Calls made in flight are continuous and screechy.
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Content Sources:
Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E311.htm&Pic=311_1.JPG
Central Pets http://www.centralpets.com/animals/birds/parrots/prt5851.html
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1657&m=0
Internet Bird Collection http://www.hbw.com/ibc/
xeno-canto Americahttp://www.xeno-canto.org/index.php" title=" http://www.xeno-canto.org/index.php"> 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.
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