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Orange-bellied Parrot in captivity?

To: "Alex Farias" <>, "Ian May" <>
Subject: Orange-bellied Parrot in captivity?
From: "Allan Richards" <>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 22:16:06 +1000
Yes, I agree with Alex.  The bird had a fully blue "mask" or "face".
However, I don't recall enough of the bird to distinguish between Turquoise
and Scarlet-chested.
Scarlet-chested and variants are very common as cage-birds in Australia and
presumably in Europe.

Regards,
Allan Richards





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