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Golden-plumed Parakeet vs Lilac-crowned Amazon

Golden-plumed Parakeet (Leptosittaca branickii)

Golden-plumed Parakeet

Leptosittaca branickii

Medium66 gForest

The golden-plumed parakeet is a large and long tailed montane parakeet that resides in the Andean cloud forests of Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador. Adults are mostly bright green with orange-yellow lores and small golden yellow crests behind the eyes. Their bellies are a faded yellowish color with reddish orange feathers scattered about. Golden-plumed parakeets have yellowish flight feathers on their underside as well as strongly reddish color feathers on the underside of their tail.

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sonogram of the Golden-plumed Parakeet
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Flight call · Zamora-Chinchipe: Reserva Tapichalaca, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0
Lilac-crowned Amazon (Amazona finschi)

Lilac-crowned Amazon

Amazona finschi

Large302 gWoodland

The plumage of an adult lilac-crowned amazon is primarily green with yellowish underparts and black edging. The forehead is a maroon colour with a light blue-lilac neck, nape, and crown. The cheeks and ear coverts are a greenish yellow that lacks the edging that is present in most of the plumage. The primary feathers are dark blue with the secondary feathers being green while being tipped with the same dark blue colouring. Furthermore, the initial five secondary feathers have a bright red speculum on the edge of the feathers.

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sonogram of the Lilac-crowned Amazon
Recorded by Jovani León · Los Mochis, Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: CDest · Public domain

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