Name That Parrot Game 2

[pchela]

At least one of you has # 9 correct. I don't know how long Micheal wants the game to go before I tell you the answers.

[Michael]

It's just a matter of giving it enough time that everyone who wants to can play. I know some people sign on only about once a week so I'd like them to have a chance. You can close the game whenever you want though.

[pchela]

I'll wait a bit.

[phutch]

1 Hawk Head
2 Noble
3 Jenday
4 Blue Throated Macaw
5 Vos Eclectus (F)
6 Major Mitchells
7 Jardines
8 Rose Fronted Parakeet
9 Red Lored Amazon
10 Ruppelles

[pchela]

Okay, it's been over a week so it's time to post the answers. I'm not going to add up points but Michael can do that if he likes.


1. Hawk-headed Parrot

2. Red-shouldered Macaw (Noble subspecies)

3. Jenday Conure

4. Blue-throated Macaw aka Caninde Macaw

5. Vosmaeri Eclectus (female)

6. Major Mitchells Cockatoo or Leadbeater’s Cockatoo

7. Lesser Jardines

8. Roseifrons Conure

9. Lilac Crowned Amazon

10. Ruppell’s Parrot (female)

Thanks for playing!

[Michael]

Could you write up a brief identification guide that explains what feature in each photo/parrot clues the kind of parrot it is so members can learn how to identify them in the future? This is a great way to learn more parrot names

[Natacha]

Ha! Got the Amazon right (quite happy as I sometimes have a hard time with those..) and managed to correctly identify which kind of Eclectus (Vosmaeri) it was!

[pchela]

Could you write up a brief identification guide that explains what feature in each photo/parrot clues the kind of parrot it is so members can learn how to identify them in the future? This is a great way to learn more parrot names

Sure. Let me know if you want something different.

1. Hawk heads are easy because of their amazing red and blue feathers on their chests but if that doesn't work for you, they are the only parrots that have the awesome fanning crest. They also have unique personalities so if you meet one, you'll know.

2. The Noble Macaw is slightly larger than the Hahns but the only truly distinguishing feature between the two is the lighter horn colored beak on the Noble. The Hahns has a black beak with some of the horn coloration at the top.

3. While very similar to the Sun Conure, the Jenday is distinguished by it's green wings where the Sun Conure has yellow wings. The Jenday also has a bright orange/red stomach.

4. Blue Throated Macaws are similar to Blue and Gold Macaws but are considerably smaller and have a blue throat as their name implies. They also only have blue and yellow feathers whereas Blue and Golds have blue, yellow, white, black and green feathers. They are extremely rare and I've read that there are as few as 150 to 300 left in the wild.

5. Vosmaeri Eclectus females are red and lavender whereas the Solomon Island female is red and royal blue. The Vos is also larger than the Solomon or Red Sided Eclectus and has a longer tail.

6. The Major Mitchells Cockatoo is easily identified by its white and pink plumage and its amazing red and yellow crest.

7. The Jardines doesn't look like any other parrot to me so it's easy to identify. It is a short stocky bird with a large horn colored beak and it's green wing feathers are outlined in black. They also have splashes of orange/red on their foreheads and under their wings.

8. The Roseifrons is unique. It is identified by the red crown, face and belly and by the interesting scalloping on it's neck. It's slightly smaller than a Green Cheek Conure. They are really rare... the only reason I knew about them was because I hand raised two of them. They were really sweet birds. I think it's a subspecies of the Painted Conure.

9. From Wiki: The Lilacine Amazon is a small parrot, approximately 34 cm long when mature, with primarily green plumage. Like the Red-lored Amazon, it has red lores and yellow cheeks; its distinguishing features include a fully black beak, and lilac-tipped feathers on its crown.

10. The Ruppells is easy for any Poi lover. They look just like the Red Belly to me except for coloration. They are sexually dimorphic as only the female gets the blue rump and belly. I'd love to have one of these! There is a guy in California who breeds them. Maybe someday...

Please feel free to correct me if I got anything wrong.

[pchela]

I know number 8 but I cheated and looked at the image filename

Tsk tsk!

[Natacha]

3. While very similar to the Sun Conure, the Jenday is distinguished by it's green wings where the Sun Conure has yellow wings. The Jenday also has a bright orange/red stomach.

This is true in a adults; I believe as babies Sun Conures also have a considerable amount of green on them before it turns yellow.

10. The Ruppells is easy for any Poi lover. They look just like the Red Belly to me except for coloration. They are sexually dimorphic as only the female gets the blue rump and belly. I'd love to have one of these! There is a guy in California who breeds them. Maybe someday...

They remind me more of the Meyer's than Red-bellieds, without the greenish-blueish belly of course. I think the dark grey colour of the Rueppell is more similar to the Meyer's than RB.