Caatinga Parakeet / Cactus Conure?

[Violet_Diva]

Found an advert for someone selling a pair of Amazon's...

The image shows a black capped caique and a caatinga parakeet!

I've never seen a caatinga before! Apparently they're also known as a cactus parakeet or cactus conure.

It's a beautiful bird. It's got bright green wings, dark green collar, with a yellowy green belly and underside of tail, white eyeliner with a ring of almost turquoise around, with a dark orange area above the nare bleeding out into yellow.

Has anyone on here got one?

 

[LeeC]

I think the one on the right is a Peach-fronted, not a Cactus. (Same genus, different species)

Parrot Encyclopedia | Peach-fronted Conure | World Parrot Trust

Colourization Adult: A.a. aurea: both adults yellow and orange forehead and forecrown, back of crown and occiput to lores dull blue, light olive throat

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Parrot Encyclopedia | Cactus Conure | World Parrot Trust

Colourization Adult: A.c. cactorum: both adults in general yellow and green, pale brown crown, brown face and upper breast

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