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ViewsHorned ParakeetFrom Opus
  Subspecies uvaeensis, sometimes considered full species Photo taken: Uvea Island, New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean.
[edit] Identification32 cm. Green, yellow underparts and nape, blue wings and tail and black-and-red face mask. Two wispy, red-tipped, black crest feathers. [edit] Distribution[edit] TaxonomyTwo subspecies are recognized, cornutus and uvaeensis. The second of these have been proposed for splitting into a separate species, Ouvea Parakeet. [edit] HabitatHumid forest. [edit] BehaviourDiet includes seeds and nuts. Nests are built on the ground, under rocks and in fallen tree-trunks and in tree holes. [edit] External Links
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