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It runs Google's Perch, a research-grade acoustic model covering nearly 15,000 species. When a call is ambiguous, we say so honestly and let you record a second clip to confirm, rather than guessing.

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Birdsong field guide

Crimson-fronted Parakeet

Psittacara finschi

A medium-sized green parrot distinguished by a bold red forehead and red underwing coverts, common across the hills and lowlands of Central America.

What it sounds like

Loud, raucous, and metallic screeching notes, often delivered in rapid succession during flight.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Hans Matheve · Costa RicaCC BY-NC-ND Xeno-canto

Field notes

Named in honor of Otto Finsch, a 19th-century German naturalist and ethnographer.
Juvenile birds lack the signature crimson forehead, which only develops as they reach maturity.
The species displays prominent red feathers on the bend of the wing and underwing coverts, striking in flight.
Highly social, these parakeets often form communal roosts containing hundreds or even thousands of individuals.
They are secondary cavity nesters, typically utilizing old woodpecker holes or hollows in palm trees for breeding.

Habitat

Tropical and subtropical moist lowland forests, edges, and partially cleared agricultural areas like coffee plantations.

Range

Central America, ranging from southeastern Nicaragua through Costa Rica to western Panama.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Cordilleran ParakeetPsittacara frontatus Cuban ParakeetPsittacara euops Green ParakeetPsittacara holochlorus Guadeloupe ParakeetPsittacara labati Hispaniolan ParakeetPsittacara chloropterus Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus Pacific ParakeetPsittacara strenuus Puerto Rican ParakeetPsittacara maugei

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