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Red-crowned Parakeet
Sign in to saveAlso known as Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae, Red-fronted parakeet
species of bird
Species
Least ConcernRed-crowned Parakeet
species
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- Kakariki
- Parent taxon
- Cyanoramphus
- Mass
- 68
- Image
- Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae -Nga Manu Nature Reserve, Waikanae, New Zealand-8.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
- taxon name
- Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
- Commons gallery
- Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
- taxon common name
- periquito-de-coroa-vermelha
- egg incubation period
- 20
- litter size
- 7
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
- endemic to
- New Zealand
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Encyclopedic overview
The red-crowned parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae), 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.
Red-crowned parakeet feeding on Fuchsia excorticata by J.G. Keulemans.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Red-crowned Parakeet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.