The red-crowned parakeet, also known as red-fronted parakeet and by its Māori name of kākāriki, is a small parrot from New Zealand. It is characterised by its bright green plumage and the red pattern
Red crowned parakeet Tiritiri Matangi
Red-crowned parakeet feeding on Fuchsia excorticata by J.G. Keulemans.
Illustration of Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae (1888) showing beak structure and eye-stripe
At Ngā Manu Nature Reserve, Waikanae, New Zealand
The yellow-crowned parakeet also known as the yellow-fronted parakeet is a species of parakeet endemic to the islands of New Zealand. The species is found across the main three islands of New Zealand,
Red-crowned parakeet
…taxonomic status of the Forbes' parakeet. It was first described as a distinct species, but was later considered a subspecies of red-crowned parakeets or yellow-crowned parakeet. However, more recent genetic studies concluded that it should be classed as a separate species within the genus Cyanoramphus. Although it remains the…
Yellow-crowned parakeet near Lake Matheson, New Zealand