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Red-crowned Parakeet
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae(Sparrman, 1787)
Also known asKākāriki
- Order
- PSITTACIFORMES
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Cyanoramphus
At a glance
The Red-crowned Parakeet is a medium-sized bird, about 21–27 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 21–27 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Local
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Red-crowned Parakeet look like?
The Red-crowned Parakeet is a medium-sized bird, about 21–27 cm long and weighing 50–113 g.
The red-crowned parakeet, also known as red-fronted parakeet and by its Māori name of kākāriki, is a small parrot from New Zealand. It is characterised by its bright green plumage and the red pattern on its head. This versatile bird can feed on a variety food items and can be found in many habitat types. It used to be classified as near threatened as invasive predators had pushed it out of its historical range but it is now at least concern. This species used to occupy the entire island, but is now confined to only a few areas on the mainland and some offshore islands.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Red-crowned Parakeet?
The Red-crowned Parakeet is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Red-crowned Parakeet eat?
The Red-crowned Parakeet feeds on fruit, seeds and foliage/herbs, usually foraging in pairs or flocks.
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