Golden-shouldered Parrot 
Psephotus c chrysopteryguis

Hooded Parakeet
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DESCRIPTION MALE
The forehead and lores are a lemon yellow becoming  yellowish greenish blue on upper cheeks; lower cheeks, throat breast , sides of body rump and upper tail coverts turquoise, crown and nape black, chin has a greyish tinge, back is a greyish brown, abdomen, undertail coverts and thighs an orangish-red with white; base and edging most of the wing  is blue, inner secondaries wing feathers are a greyish brown with a blue tinge on the outer edge median; wing coverts are yellow, middle tail feathers upperside bronze green with blue black tips, outer tail feathers are greenish blue with whitish blue tips, tail underside white bluish, bill grey horn colour, iris brown, feet greyish brown .

FEMALE
Female is dull green with faint bronze tinge forehead, lores are a dull whitish, yellow chin and cheeks are light grey, lower breast and upper sides tinged turquoise, rump and tail coverts turquoise, most of the sides and underneath whitish, center of abdomen with a reddish tinge. The young birds resemble the female .

HOODED
The Hooded Parrot is a sub species of the Golden-shouldered Parrot. As far as I am aware there are no golden shouldered in the USA. The Hooded is available with some regularity

LENGTH
10 inches

DISTRIBUTION
Australia - northeast of northern territory; habitat open woodland semi arid areas

STATUS
Endangered in the  wild usually found in pairs of family groups

DIET
Basic cockatiel mix, mixed millets, millet sprays, some fruit and soft food

BREEDING
In the wild there breeding season is from may to january, usually in termite mounds; clutch is normally 4-6 eggs; only the female incubates the eggs with the male  feeding her on the nest. Incubation is 19 days and about 5 weeks for fledging.  The young will been weaned in another two weeks. They are best kept in a flight at least  6x4x2 feet. They are very sensitive to cold and wet conditions. The Hooded Parrot should always be kept on their own, away from other birds and not housed next to to birds of the same family or they can become aggressive my male even displays aggression to me when I talk to the pair.

PS - my Hooded laid their first egg 10/02/04

                                                                                                        
Australian Species                                                                                                                         Hooded Parakeet