Parrots in Tenerife (Canary islands) (1 Viewer)

[Benake]

Hi, I would like to ask you, if you think it is possible to determine the species of a parrot from this horrible photo. The picture was taken on Playa de la Pinta, Costa Adeje, Tenerife, 3 days ago. Thanks a lot.

 

[pbjosh]

Black/dark face, flight feathers and undertail points strongly at Nanday vs Rose-ringed. On structure and color they are certainly not Monk.

 

[Benake]

Black/dark face, flight feathers and undertail points strongly at Nanday vs Rose-ringed. On structure and color they are certainly not Monk.

Thank you for your reply. I also thought maybe the tail is too short for Rose-ringed?

 

[njlarsen]

Def not rose-ringed and also not monk! Tail of a rose-ringed could be broken and therefore shorter than normal but it is not contrastingly dark as seen in these images and as already written. Compare:

Rose-ringed Parakeet

This is a very common feral species in Barbados. This bird was in the process of landing on this branch.

www.birdforum.net

Nanday sounds like a good shout.
Niels

 

[Lamp64]

I saw Nanday in the same area two weeks ago.