Horned Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus)
Date: 29 May 2008
Location: Parc Provincial de la Rivière Bleue (headquarters and entrance road) (Southern Province, New Caledonia)
Number observed: 5
Notes:
Spectacular, maybe the most beautiful parrot I've seen anywhere. Bright green, a slightly darker shade on the mantle. Wings and tail bright blue. Nape yellow; forehead bright red; face black. Slender, antenna-like “horns” tipped red. Nasal, laughter-like calls not unlike some calls of New Caledonian Crow, but softer and more mellow.
See general information about Horned Parakeet.
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