Jandaya Parakeet - BirdForum Opus

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Aratinga jandaya

Photo by Ciro Albano
Location: Caxingo, state of Piauí, NE Brazil

Identification

Green uppersides, warm yellow head and undersides with some red in head, belly and flanks. Juvenile yellower with some greenish-yellow in crown and nape.

Similar species

Sun Parakeet, Sulphur-breasted Parakeet and Golden-capped Parakeet

Distribution

North-eastern Brazil from eastern Para east to the Atlantic and south to Goias.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species¹.

Habitat

Woodland and forest edges, and more open areas with stands of trees.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Ber van Perlo. 2009. A field guide to the Birds of Brazil. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7

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