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Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

Brotogeris chiriri

Description:

The bird is 20-25 cm in length, and is mostly light green in color. It has a trailing yellow edge on its folded wings and is also seen when the bird is in flight.

Habitat:

Native to tropical South America south of the Amazon River basin from central Brazil to southern Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina. Wild birds primarily use disturbed forest and forest clearings around settlements. It rarely uses deep tropical forest.

Notes:

I spotted these parakeets at the lodge off the Transpanteneira, at around km 40.

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6 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Thanks for the info p.young.

p.young713
p.young713 12 years ago

a V-shaped pattern; used in architecture, and as an insignia of military or police rank, on the sleeve

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chevron

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

Brings to mind Chevron Oil Company.....

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Thanks p.young and yes Emma, it is an unusual name. I don't know where they come up with some of these common names.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

Chevroned is an unusual name!

p.young713
p.young713 12 years ago

Very pretty!

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Spotted on Jan 9, 2010
Submitted on Jun 9, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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