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Finsch's parakeet is about 28 cm (11 in) long and weighs 135 to 175 g (4.8 to 6.2 oz). The sexes are alike. Adults are mostly green that is yellowish on their underparts. They have a red forehead (the "front" of their alternate English name) and some red flecks elsewhere on their head. The edge of their wing and their outer underwing coverts are also red, often with an orange tinge. Their greater underwing coverts are yellow. The undersides of their flight feathers and tail are olive yellow. Their thighs usually have some red. Voice: Finsch's parakeet is very vocal, especially in flight with "a jangling chattering" described as "klee-klee-chee-chee...". It also makes "harp squeaky notes and loud harsh calls" described as "scree-ah".
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When to see the Finsch's Parakeet
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Finsch's Parakeet
The map shades 5 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States.
About the Finsch's Parakeet
Finsch's parakeet, also known as the crimson-fronted parakeet and in aviculture as Finsch's conure, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama.
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Easily confused with
Red-masked ParakeetPsittacara erythrogenysRed-masked parakeets average about 33 centimetres (13 in) long, of which half is the tail.
White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmusThe white-eyed parakeet is 32 to 35 cm (13 to 14 in) long with a 37 to 40 cm (15 to 16 in) wingspan.
Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratusThe mitred parakeet is 31 to 38 cm (12 to 15 in) long and weighs 219 to 275 g (7.7 to 9.7 oz).
Side by side: Finsch's Parakeet vs White-eyed Parakeet · Finsch's Parakeet vs Red-masked Parakeet · Finsch's Parakeet vs Mitred Parakeet
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