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YELLOW-CHEVRONED and WHITE-WINGED PARAKEETS
Note: These 2 species are found in South Florida. They are a lot easier to identify in flight, as the white in the wings of the White-winged Parakeet is very evident. Confusion occurs when these birds are perched as the white in the folded wing of a White-winged Parakeet is not always evident, therefore leading to possible misidentification as a Yellow-chevroned Parakeet.
| YELLOW-CHEVRONED
PARAKEET |
WHITE-WINGED
PARAKEET |
|
| Size |
L
8.75” WS 15” |
L 8.75” WS 15” |
| Overall plumage color |
Bright ‘grass’ yellow-green plumage. Brighter colored than White-winged |
A darker ‘forest’ green body plumage |
| Wing color |
Yellow is limited to the greater coverts; green on remaining flight feathers. Never shows white in the primaries or secondaries |
White inner primaries and white outer secondaries that are tinged with yellow; yellow greater coverts; white wing patch appears translucent in flight; Perched - even when no white is visible, the yellow extends down from the coverts to include the visible outer webs of some secondaries, giving the yellow wing patch a longer shape |
| Primaries |
The outer primaries are green |
The outer primaries are a dark bluish coloration |
| Bill color |
Deeper, darker flesh-pink colored bill than White-winged |
Lighter, paler, flesh-pink bill color |
| Orbital eye-ring |
Narrow, clean clear white orbital eye-ring |
A more extensive though dull wide gray orbital eye-ring that expands into the loral area |
| Loral area |
Fully feathered green lores. |
Unfeathered gray lores that merge with gray orbital ring |
| Crown |
Green |
Tends to show a bluish tinge to crown and forehead |
| Undertail |
Under side of tail plain green in Yellow-chevroned chiriri |
Under side of tail strongly washed with turquoise blue in White-winged |
| Call |
A higher and scratchy metallic chiri-chiri than White-winged |
Similar; richer, but not as high pitched as Yellow-chevroned |
| Natural range |
Geographically separate from nominate race, occurring further south. Southern Brazil, Paraquay and N. Argentina |
Nominate race. Occurs primarily north of the Amazon |
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