Short-tailed Parrot
Graydidascalus brachyurus
The short-tailed parrot is 24 to 25 cm (9.4 to 9.8 in) long and weighs 188 to 233 g (6.6 to 8.2 oz). It has a large head and, as suggested by its name, a very short tail. Adults are almost entirely green that is yellowish on their underparts and their uppertail coverts. Their lores are dark which continues behind the eye. Their primaries are a darker green and their wing coverts have yellow edges. Their shoulder is a reddish brown that is seldom visible except in flight. Their outer tail feathers have red bands at their base. Voice: The short-tailed parrot is rather noisy. Its flight call is "a rather high-pitched rolling "kree-ki-ki"." It makes a variety of loud, harsh, "conversational" calls when perched.
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White-bellied Parrot
Pionites leucogaster
The white-bellied parrot is 23 to 25 cm (9.1 to 9.8 in) long and weighs about 155 g (5.5 oz). It is a chunky, short-tailed parrot. The sexes are the same. Adults of the nominate subspecies P. l. leucogaster have mostly yellow heads with orange crowns and napes. Their upperparts are mostly dull green with a bright green rump. Their throat, the sides of their neck, their breast, and their vent are yellow. Also, their lower breast and belly are white with bright green thigh feathers. Their wing is mostly dull green with reddish-orange axillaries and dark blue primaries. Voice: The white-bellied parrot's flight call is "a high-pitched, harsh, squealing "sqheee .. sqheee"." It also makes "from loud high-pitched "kree-ee-ee" or "skeeew" notes to more melodious whistles and subdued "kee-ah-u" or "kew" calls" when perched.
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