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Crimson fronted parakeet

Arantinga finschi

Habitat:

nesting in a tree cavity in San Jose Costa Rica

7 Comments

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 5 years ago

You’re too kind, Hema! Thank you. :)

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 5 years ago

@ Mauna,could you check this out?https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/573741367


Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 5 years ago

Mauna,you are just awesome!!I agree with you.

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 5 years ago

Hmm, E. canicularis would have blue wing tips and a blue crown (on the head above the red) as well as orange on the breast:
https://goo.gl/images/mSKSLc
I can’t tell from the photo, but since you saw the bird in person I’ll let you judge.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 5 years ago

Mauna,Eupsittula canicularis?

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 5 years ago

Challenging ID, because it also looks similar to the Red-fronted Parrotlet (Touit costaricensis). However, your bird doesn’t have the red under eye color of T. costaricensis... so I favored A. finschi. What do you think?

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 5 years ago

Thanks Sukanya.

HemaShah
Spotted by
HemaShah

Provincia Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Mar 29, 2018
Submitted on Jan 9, 2019

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