White-fronted Parrot

White-fronted Parrot

White-fronted Parrot: Small green parrot with conspicuous red mask and white forehead. Wing has red and blue edgings that show up as patches of color in flight. Tail is short and squared with a faintly yellow band at the tip. Females lack the red in the wing. Juveniles have reduced amounts of red on face, and forehead is yellowish rather than white.

● Song: "ack", "kak"

● Foraging & Feeding: White-fronted Parrot: Travels in groups of 10 to 50 in search of crops of seeds, nuts, or fruit. Mostly quiet while feeding in treetops.

● Breeding & nesting: White-fronted Parrot: Lays 3 to 5 white eggs in natural cavities or old woodpecker holes during the dry season from January to April. Female incubates while male feeds her and stands guard over the nest hole. In captivity eggs are incubated for 28 days, and juvenile isn't able to fly until 3 months old. Both parents tend to the chicks when they leave the nest.

● Similar species: White-fronted Parrot: Similar Red-lored Parrot also has red on its head and wing, but lacks the red mask and white forehead of the White-fronted Parrot, and lacks the blue patch in the wing.

Flight Pattern