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Alternative names: Finsch's Conure, Finsch's Parakeet

Photo by jeffworman
Near Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica, February 2013

Identification

Central America: found in the humid lowlands of south-eastern Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama.

This is a monotypic species^[1].
Placed in genus Psittacara by Gill and Donsker.

Open country with scattered trees, fields. Humid tropical lowland evergreen forest to 1600m.

These are very social birds, often found in large groups. They gather in large noisy colonies at dusk.

The diet includes fruit and flowers.

It nests in natural cavities. The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs.

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
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BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crimson-fronted Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crimson-fronted_Parakeet

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 [[Central America]]: found in the humid lowlands of south-eastern [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]] and western [[Panama]].
 ==Taxonomy==
-This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br />
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br />
 Placed in genus ''[[: Category:Psittacara|Psittacara]]'' by Gill and Donsker.
 ==Habitat==
 Open country with scattered trees, fields. Humid tropical lowland evergreen forest to 1600m.