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Cobalt-winged Parakeet vs Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

Cobalt-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera)

Cobalt-winged Parakeet

Brotogeris cyanoptera

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The cobalt-winged parakeet is 18 to 20 cm (7.1 to 7.9 in) long and weighs an average of 67 g (2.4 oz). The species is almost entirely green that is darker on its upperparts. Adults of the nominate subspecies B. c. cyanoptera have a yellowish forehead, an orange chin, and a blue tinge on their crown and nape. Their flight feathers are blue; their central tail feathers are also blue and the rest are green. Immature birds are a duller version of the adult. Subspecies B. c. gustavi has very little blue on its head and a yellow edge on the carpals. B. c. Voice: The cobalt-winged parakeet's common calls are " a high-pitched "klee", shrill "chree" or bisyllabic "chree-chree"" that are given both when perched and in flight. Another call is "a fast chattering series "chichichichichi"." Members of flocks call simultaneously and make "a shrill chattering".

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sonogram of the Cobalt-winged Parakeet
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Zamora-Chinchipe: 1-2 km W Shaimi, Nangaritza Valley, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Hugo Bernal Hernández · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri)

Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

Brotogeris chiriri

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The bird is 20–25 cm in length, and is mostly light green in color. It has a trailing yellow edge on its folded wings, which is also seen when the bird is in flight. It was considered conspecific with the white-winged parakeet until 1997. Wild birds primarily use disturbed forests and forest clearings around settlements. They rarely use deep tropical forests.

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sonogram of the Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Recorded by steve · Call · Woodlawn Cemetery, United States · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Under the same moon... · CC BY 2.0

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