Red-fronted parakeet  (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae)

Facts

Also known as:New Zealand parakeet, red-crowned parakeet and red-fronted kakariki
Previously known as:Cyanoramphus cookii, Cyanoramphus saisseti, Platycercus cookii and Psittacus novaezelandiae
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Psittaciformes
Family Psittacidae
Genus Cyanoramphus (1)
Size Average male length: 28cm (2)
Average female length: 25 cm (2)
Average male weight: 80 g (2)
Average female weight: 70 g (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1). Listed under Appendix I of CITES (3).