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Amazona farinosa
The Mealy Parrot is one of the largest American parrots. It is mainly green with a whitish mottling on the back and neck. It has a short square tail and the end half of the tail is yellowish. The wings have blue-black trailing edge to the wing and a small red wing patch.
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I spotted this at Finca Magdalena on the island of Ometepe in the middle of Lake Nicaragua. It was kind of the pet of the farm and was always hanging around. It is chewing a pen I left on the table in the second photo.
Spotted on Mar 14, 2001
Submitted on Aug 14, 2011
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