port lincoln parakeet .

Abstract

I've always liked the Port Lincoln parakeet (Barnardius zonarius zonarius) for a number of reasons but mostly for its striking black, yellow, and green color combination and its strong, inquisitive personality. Its cousin, the subspecies B.z. semitorquatus, usually called the twenty-eight parakeet because its call resembles those words, is in all aspects of color and personality the equal of the nominate race. The main difference is the Port Lincoln's breast is green while its belly is yellow but the twenty-eight is mostly green all over its front. The twenty-eight usually is slightly larger and has a definite red frontal band on its head.

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