Pajarita wrote:Hmmm, I might be wrong on this as I have not really read anything on this species for a long time but, for what I remember, they are not dimorphic. There is the nominate species, usually called just Festive, and then there is the subspecies, usually called Bodine's - the bird you show on the picture is a Bodine's. They have the wider and brighter red band on their crown with the black line under it and the blue wash all over their faces while the nominate has a narrow strip of darker red (almost maroon), the black line and blue behind the eyes only (they also say that the Bodine's green feathers have a more yellow tinge than the Festiva's but I've never seen either in person so I don't know if this is true).
Beautiful birds but not good pets...
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