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[mordovarot]

Hello,
The question to Miami birders. Yesterday I drove past 9416 Collins Ave, North of Miami Beach, and heard a chorus of parrots or parakeets from the palm trees around the building. Does anybody know which species colony roosting there?
Thanks.

 

[nartreb]

I didn't check all the parrots on this list (you'll want to start with "exotic: provisional" and then check "exotic: escapee"), but I happened to click the "map" link for "orange-winged parrot" and there have been repeated sightings of a pair at that precise location. (But only two birds. If you're sure you heard a bigger group, that's not it. Parrots do move around quite a bit. Larger groups of yellow-chevroned parakeets have been seen in Miami Beach and could easily have been passing by when you were there.)

 

[Bewick]

White-eyed parakeets and red masked parakeets both also (non-natively) occur in the area you mentioned. Seem to have settled (through escapees) in the area and also seem to be quite common.

 

[Ruff-Leg]

You might want to consider Monk Parakeet as well.

 

[mordovarot]

Thank you guys! So many options! Anyway, Florida is beautiful and birding is awesome here!