red-fronted parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
English: A painting of a Red-crowned Parakeet (originally captioned "Platycercus pacificus. Pacific Parrakeet.") by Edward Lear 1812-1888.
Date 28 August 2008, 05:13:00
Source originally posted to Flickr as Platycercus pacificus. Pacific parrakeet
Author Edward Lear (1812–1888)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cyanoramphus_novaezelandiae_-Platycercus_pacificus._Pacific_parrakeet_-by_Edward_Lear_1812-1888.jpg
The red-crowned parakeet or red-fronted parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae), also widely known by its Māori name of kākāriki, is a small parrot from New Zealand. It is characterised by its bright green plumage and the red pattern on its head.
