Sulphur-winged parakeet

The sulphur-winged parakeet (Pyrrhura hoffmanni), also known as Hoffmann's conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots.

Their head, nape, and throat have some yellow inclusions; bare white skin surrounds their eye and their ear coverts are bright terracotta.

Their tail's upperside is rufous olive with green fringes on the feathers; its underside is reddish brown.

[4][5] The nominate subspecies of the sulphur-winged parakeet is found in the Cordillera de Talamanca and the Dota region of southern Costa Rica.

In captivity the clutch size is six eggs, the incubation period 24 days, and fledging 10 weeks after hatch.

Flocks in flight "call frequently and simultaneously, producing a noisy, harsh and piercing chattering.

Illustration by Joseph Smit , 1869