Golden parakeet  (Guaruba guarouba)

Description

With its glorious yellow plumage, the golden parakeet is highly prized in the caged-bird trade (2). Only the dark green flight feathers contrast with the largely golden colouration of the rest of the body. It has a white or pinkish ring around each eye and a large horn-coloured bill (2) (4). Juvenile golden parakeets are duller than the adults and are conspicuously streaked with green, particularly on the head and tail (2) (4) (5). The call is a high pitched note uttered alone or in rapid succession (4).

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