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The dusky parrot is approximately 24 cm (9.4 in) long. It has a medium-wide gray eye-ring (often fades to white in captivity), a splay of cream-white feathers on its upper neck, a pinkish-red tinge to the belly, and red undertail coverts. The remiges and tail are blue, with the latter red at the base. Overall, the dusky parrot is a dark brownish-gray (tending towards black in poor light) bird.
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When to see the Dusky Parrot
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Dusky Parrot
The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Dusky Parrot
The dusky parrot or dusky pionus is a medium-sized mainly dark brownish-gray parrot of the genus Pionus in the true parrot family.
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Easily confused with
Speckle-faced ParrotPionus tumultuosusThe plum-crowned parrot is 29 to 30 cm (11 to 12 in) long and weighs about 229 g (8.1 oz).
Red-billed ParrotPionus sordidusThe red-billed parrot is 27 to 29 cm (11 to 11 in) long and weighs about 272 g (9.6 oz).
Bronze-winged ParrotPionus chalcopterusThe bronze-winged parrot is mainly dark with a whitish chin patch and its upper chest is speckled with pink feathers.
Side by side: Dusky Parrot vs Red-billed Parrot · Dusky Parrot vs Speckle-faced Parrot · Bronze-winged Parrot vs Dusky Parrot
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