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Blue-crowned Parakeet

Aratinga acuticaudata

Description:

Blue face, bicolored bill, base of tail reddish below

Habitat:

South American species that is now breeding in FL on Anna Maria Island.

Notes:

Nesting in cavities hollowed out on the CVS store and a dental sign. Note the nest hole on the N in Anna on the sign.

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3 Comments

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 9 years ago

What a naughty gleam in the eye, :)

ceherzog
ceherzog 9 years ago

yes...there are quite a few parrots & parakeets in our state.

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

FL has some of the greatest parrot diversity in the US.

ceherzog
Spotted by
ceherzog

Florida, USA

Spotted on Feb 15, 2015
Submitted on Feb 18, 2015

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