Psittacula wardi [Newton 1867]
Seychelles
Parakeet
Psittacula wardi (Newton 1867)
Description: Green;
back of head, nape and narrow stripes to cheek washed with blue;
broad cheek-stripe and obscure narrow line from cere to eye black;
abdomen yellowish-green; purple-red patch on wing coverts; upperside
of middle tail-feathers blue with yellow tips, outer feathers green;
tail underside yellow; bill red with yellow tip; iris yellowish;
feet grey.
Hen without black cheek-stripe.
Immatures as hen, but with shorter tail-feathers.
Length: 41 cm,
wing length 182 - 204 mm, tail length 136 - 271 mm.
Distribution: Probably
Islands of Mahé and Silhouette in Seychelles, possibly also Praslin.
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