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Originally Posted by Monica
Definitely a mitred by the pics you posted! And probably nominate species! In the Lexicon of Parrots, it does mention that generally speaking, males have more red... Curious though, what conure book?
And as far as weight, Dudly ought to be 1/2 to 1/3 the size of a congo, depending on the size of the congo! You gotta find out how much he weighs!
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BTW...
On "It's a Grey's World" (?) I found this:
The Congo African Grey Parrot is a medium grey bird with shades of light grey on the body. The feathers on the head have brushed white edging. The eye area is of bare white skin. A solid black beak and bright red tail are the finishing touches to this magnificent parrot. Young CAG's have dark grey tips on their tail feathers. They are also known as the "Red Tailed Grey". They vary in from 12-14" from beak to tail, also can vary in weight between 400-650 grams depending on the frame of the individual bird.
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The Timneh African Grey Parrot is a dark grey bird with shades of light grey on the body. The eye area is of bare white skin. They have a "bone" colored upper mandible and a dark maroon tail. The Timneh is smaller in size ranging from 9-11 inches beak to tail. Also TAG's can vary in weight from 275-400 grams.
You figure an inch or 2 for the tail for a grey... and I am correct, Dudders could compete with these guys! His body alone is 10 inches, the tail another 6 1/2... for a total of 16 1/2 inches!