Here we call them monk parakeets - others call them 'Quaker parrots'. Very well established invasive species here in South Florida, huge 'apartment' style nests can be found on the side of power poles and cell towers with 15-30 or more nesting chambers. And they are very noisy!
Tambo Blanquillo clay-lick on the Madre de Dios River.
Here are Blue-headed Parrots, Orange-cheeked Parrots, Yellow-crowned Parrots and Tui Parakeets.
We saw 12 species altogether!
A small clay-lick on the bank of the Madre de Dios River in southern Peru. There are Blue-headed Parrots, Orange-cheeked Parrots and Dusky-headed Parakeets.
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