Mitred Parakeet

Mitred Parakeet

Mitred Parakeet: Fairly large green parakeet with brownish-red forehead grading into scattered bright red feathers on crown, face, cheek, and sometimes on the bend in the wing. Dull green underparts are faintly washed olive. Sexes similar. Juvenile shows less red and has a brown rather than orange iris.

● Song: loud sreeching "weee weee" or "cheeah cheeah"

● Foraging & Feeding: Mitred Parakeet: Travels in groups of 2 to 100 in search of fruit, berries, and nuts. Usually feeds in forests, but may visit open areas in search of grain.

● Breeding & nesting: Mitred Parakeet: Little known. May lay 2 to 3 white eggs in tree cavities or rock crevices.

● Similar species: Mitred Parakeet: Red-masked Parakeet has more extensive red on head and leading edge of wing. Green Parakeet has much less red overall. In its native range the Red-fronted Parakeet is extremely similar but has a red forehead, while the White-eyed Parakeet has conspicuous red and yellow patch on its underwing coverts.

Flight Pattern