Crimson-fronted Parakeet (Psittacara finschi)

Other Names (World)
Crimson-fronted Parakeet, Finsch's Parakeet, Finsch's Conure

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
28 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvin, 1871)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama.

South-eastern Nicaragua, Costa Rica (primarily Caribbean slope) and western Panama.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
Habitat destruction is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (25)...)

Finsch's Parakeet (Psittacara finschi) [XC32044]
by Ryan P. O'Donnell from Rio Guanabano, Chiriqui Province, Panama (call)

Finsch's Parakeet (Psittacara finschi) [XC106407]
by Kent Livezey from Hotel Bougainvillea, San Jose, Costa Rica (call)

Subspecies
May form a superspecies with White-eyed Parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus), with which has been considered conspecific, on basis that subspecies nicefori of White-eyed Parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus) (known from one specimen) is intermediate between present species and callogenys of White-eyed Parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Crimson-fronted Parakeet (Psittacara finschi) - 10 files

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