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…