Royal Parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens) | Photos, Calls and ID

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Royal Parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens), photo 1 — Photo: Dominik Maximilián Ramík · CC BY 4.0

Royal Parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens), photo 2 — Photo: Dominik Maximilián Ramík · CC BY 4.0

Royal Parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens), photo 3 — Photo: Stuhlmann · CC0

Royal Parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens), photo 4 — Photo: Auckland Museum Collections from Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand · CC BY 2.0

Royal Parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens), photo 5 — Photo: unknown · CC BY 4.0

Royal Parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens), photo 6 — Photo: Titian Peale. (1799 –1885) · Public domain

Royal Parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens), photo 7 — Photo: Hartlaub Finsch · Public domain

Royal Parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens), photo 8 — Photo: Dominik Maximilián Ramík · CC BY 4.0

Royal Parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens), photo 9 — Photo: Dominik Maximilián Ramík · CC BY 4.0

Royal Parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Royal Parrotfinch

The red-headed parrotfinch is a common species of estrildid finch found in the Samoan Islands. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km2.

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Where the Royal Parrotfinch lives

Regular range

Samoa Vanuatu

When to see the Royal Parrotfinch

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Peak activity in August · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Papuan ParrotfinchErythrura papuanaThe Papuan parrotfinch is a common species of estrildid finch found in New Guinea.

Green-faced ParrotfinchErythrura viridifaciesThe green-faced parrotfinch is approximately 12–13 centimetres (4.7–5.1 in) long.

Pink-billed ParrotfinchErythrura kleinschmidtiThis is a large and robust parrotfinch, 11 centimetres (4.3 in) in length, with a long pale pink bill much larger than that of other parrotfinches.

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