Learn what every symbol on the card means.Full credits and sources at beakbrain.com/symbols
ForestCavity nest138 g
ID tip
The Pacific parakeet is about 32 cm (13 in) long. The sexes are alike. Adults are generally olive green which is slightly yellowish on the underparts; some have red speckles on their neck. The undersides of their flight feathers and tail are olive-yellow. Their iris is orange-red surrounded by bare pale beige skin, their bill horn colored, and their legs and feet are brownish. Voice: The Pacific parakeet's flight call is rendered as "kreh!-kreh!-kreh!-kreh!...". Its perched call is lower-pitched, "a scratchy kreeh-kreeh-kreeh-kreei-kreei".
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
When to see the Pacific 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 Pacific Parakeet
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Pacific Parakeet
The Pacific parakeet, known as Pacific conure or Nicaraguan green conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in southern Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easily confused with
Hispaniolan ParakeetPsittacara chloropterusThe Hispaniolan parakeet is 30 to 33 cm (12 to 13 in) long and weighs 144 to 147 g (5.1 to 5.2 oz).
Cuban ParakeetPsittacara euopsThe Cuban parakeet is 22 to 29 cm (8.7 to 11 in) long and weighs 78 to 96 g (2.8 to 3.4 oz).
Scarlet-fronted ParakeetPsittacara wagleriThe scarlet-fronted parakeet is 34 to 40 cm (13 to 16 in) long and weighs 162 to 217 g (5.7 to 7.7 oz).
Side by side: Pacific Parakeet vs Red-masked Parakeet · Mitred Parakeet vs Pacific Parakeet · Hispaniolan Parakeet vs Pacific Parakeet
Learn the Pacific Parakeet in the BeakBrain App
Photo and call practice. Coming soon to iPhone and Android.
Play today's Daily BirdEvery photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.