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Posted by Alex Harper on 19:43:55 02/15/06
In Reply to: Aratinga ID posted by David Simpson
Keep in mind there are White-eyed Parakeets around in good numbers as well. I am not sure why Sibley did not include the birds in his books.
A good way to seperate juvenile birds is by looking at size. Mitred Parakeets are pretty large birds compared to Red-masked, Green, and White-eyed. Mitred Parakeets also have a red forehead. There have been reports of Red-fronted Parakeets in Miami Springs, which look very much like juvenile Mitreds but with scattered red spots along the belly and breast.
The smaller aratinga juveniles (Red-masked, Green, and White-eyed) all look the same pretty much. White-eyed adults have a lot of red and yellow at the bend of the wing, so I'd imagine that is evident in juveniles. Red-maked juveniles may look like adult Green Parakeets, but Green adults would still have red spots on the nape and perhaps some yellow at the bend of the wing. Seperating juvenile Green from a juvenile Red-masked may be very difficult. I have only ever seen a couple birds I think could be Green Parakeets in Miami Springs.
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