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Tropical parrot
Answer for the clue "Tropical parrot ", 6 letters:
conure
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Conures are a diverse, loosely defined group of small to medium-sized parrots . They belong to several genera within a long-tailed group of the New World parrot subfamily Arinae . The term "conure" is used primarily in bird keeping , though it has appeared ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Conure \Co*nure"\, n. [NL. conurus, fr. Gr. ? a cone + o'yra` tail. The name alludes to the tapering tail.] (Zo["o]l.) An American parrakeet of the genus Conurus . Many species are known. See Parrakeet . [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of many New World parakeets of the former genus (taxlink Conurus genus noshow=1), now reassigned to other genera in tribe ''(taxlink Arini tribe noshow=1)'', principally (taxlink Psittacara genus noshow=1) and (taxlink Eupsittula genus noshow=1).
Usage examples of conure.
Or it might be birds that caught my attention: pink flamingoes or black swans or one-wattled cassowaries, or something smaller, silver diamond doves, Cape glossy starlings, peach-faced lovebirds, Nanday conures, orange-fronted parakeets.