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Mountain Parakeet Psilopsiagon aurifrons (prev. Bolborhynchus aurifrons) |
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Mountain Parakeet Psilopsiagon aurifrons (prev. Bolborhynchus aurifrons) |
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The Mountain Parakeet lives at high altitude in the Andes of Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru. The Latin name "aurifrons" means gold-fronted but only the male (above right) has a yellow front (brow, face, chest, belly), the female (above left) being plainer green. |
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Mountain Parakeet pair (above) |
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The Red-billed sub-species of Mountain Parakeet (Bolborhynchus aurifrons rubrirostris), above, is darker green with a bluish green front. The male has a pale pink bill. |
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Sierra/Grey Hooded Parakeet Psilopsiagon aymara (prev. Bolborhynchus aymara) |
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The Sierra Parakeet, also called the Grey-hooded Parakeet, lives at high altitude in the Andes of Argentina, Chile and Bolivia. |
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