Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Parrots, Macaws and Allies :: Red-fronted Parakeet

Red-fronted Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae

Described by: Sparrman (1787)
Alternate common name(s): Lord Howe Island Parakeet, Lord Howe Parakeet, Red-crowned Parakeet
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

New Zealand - 2003 © Colin Clark  Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre, New Zealand - Dec 2, 1993 © Martin Kramer 
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Range

New Zealand and islands of the sw. Pacific Ocean;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) Kermadec Is.
(2) New Zealand (Mount Bruce National Wildlife Center) and nearby is., Stewart Is., and Auckland Is.
(3) Chatham Is. (South East Island or Rangatira).
(4) Antipodes Is.
(5) Formerly Macquarie Is.
(6) Formerly Lord Howe Is.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Kiwi Wildlife Tours
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Kiwi Wildlife Tours

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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