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Blue-headed Parrot vs White-crowned Parrot

Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus)

Blue-headed Parrot

Pionus menstruus

Medium251 gForest

The blue-headed parrot is about 28 cm (11 in) long and weighs 245 g (8.6 oz). It is mainly green with a blue head, neck and upper breast, red undertail coverts, and some yellowish on the wing coverts. The upper mandible is black with reddish areas on both sides. They have dark ear patches.

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Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Ricardo Sánchez · CC BY 2.0
White-crowned Parrot (Pionus senilis)

White-crowned Parrot

Pionus senilis

Medium212 gForest

The white-crowned parrot is a medium-sized parrot of about 24cm in length. It has a broad body and a short tail, with a dark brown iris and brownish-pink eye ring. The bill is yellowish with a slight green coloration. Its forehead, crown and lores are pure white with white patch on chin and center of throat. The belly is mainly green; the basal colors of feathers on the breast are green with dark blue and purplish-blue tips, and light blue at the subterminal band.

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Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0

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