About the Golden Parakeet
The golden parakeet, golden conure, or Queen of Bavaria conure is a medium-sized golden-yellow Neotropical parrot native to the Amazon Basin of interior northern Brazil. It is the only species placed in the genus Guaruba.
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The golden parakeet is 34–36 cm (13–14 in) long and mainly yellow with green in the outer wings and with an all-yellow tail. It has a large horn-colored (gray) beak, pale-pink bare eye rings, brown irises, and pink legs. Males and females have identical external appearance. Juveniles are duller and have less yellow and more green plumage than the adults. The juvenile's head and neck are mostly green, the back is green and yellow, the upper side of tail is mostly green, the breast is greenish, the eye rings are pale-gray, and the legs are brown.
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Where the Golden Parakeet lives
When to see the Golden Parakeet
Peak activity in August · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Timneh ParrotPsittacus timnehGrowing to 28–33 centimetres (11–13 in) in length and weighing 275–375 grams (9.7–13.2 oz), the Timneh is a medium-sized parrot.
Pearly ParakeetPyrrhura lepidaThe pearly parakeet is 24 to 25 cm (9.4 to 9.8 in) long and weighs 70 to 80 g (2.5 to 2.8 oz).
Yellow-faced ParrotletForpus xanthopsYellow-faced parrotlets are about 14.5 cm (5.7 in) long and weigh about 35 grams (1.2 oz).
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