Antipodes Island Green Parakeet (Cyanoramphus unicolor)
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Antipodes Island Green Parakeet (Cyanoramphus unicolor)

Have you ever seen a bright green parakeet flying through the trees or chattering away with tropical birds at the zoo? If so, you may be familiar with some of the hundreds of parakeet species that exist. But there is one rare parakeet you likely don’t know much about – the Antipodes Island Green Parakeet….

Lord Howe Parakeet (Cyanoramphus subflavescens)
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Lord Howe Parakeet (Cyanoramphus subflavescens)

You gaze up into the canopy of palms and dense rainforest vegetation, hoping to spot one of the rarest birds on the planet. There, amongst the leaves, you see a flash of brilliant green and yellow. It’s a Lord Howe Parakeet, soaring through its remote island home located 380 miles off Australia’s mainland coast. Endemic…

Red-crowned Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae)
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Red-crowned Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae)

As you gaze out over the lush green forests of New Zealand, a flash of crimson catches your eye. A small parrot with a bright red crown of feathers bobs through the canopy, its wings an iridescent green. You’re catching a glimpse of New Zealand’s only endemic parakeet species – the beautiful Red-crowned Parakeet. About…

Malherbe’s Parakeet (Cyanoramphus malherbi)
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Malherbe’s Parakeet (Cyanoramphus malherbi)

Have you ever seen a bright yellow and olive green parakeet flying through the forests of New Zealand? If so, you may have spotted the rare and endangered Malherbe’s parakeet! Measuring just 9 to 10 inches (23 to 26 cm) long, these tiny parrots pack vibrant plumage and spunky personalities into their petite frames. As…

Reischek’s Parakeet (Cyanoramphus hochstetteri)
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Reischek’s Parakeet (Cyanoramphus hochstetteri)

Have you ever seen a bright red and green parakeet flying through the forests of New Zealand? If so, you may have spotted the rare and endangered Reischek’s Parakeet, a species found only on several small islands off the coast of New Zealand. Reischek’s Parakeets stand out with their bold red foreheads and crowns contrasting…

Yellow-crowned Parakeet (Cyanoramphus auriceps)
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Yellow-crowned Parakeet (Cyanoramphus auriceps)

Have you ever seen a small, bright green parrot with a forward-curving yellow crown? If you were in New Zealand, you may have spotted the Yellow-crowned Parakeet (Cyanoramphus auriceps), a beautiful and unique bird found only in that island nation. Though small in stature, reaching around 11 inches (28 cm) in length, these parakeets make…