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Aratinga acuticaudata
about the size of a pigeon with longer tail
spotted on powerlines in gated community close to the ocean
It was dusk and these birds were noisily gathering. There were 45 individuals in this group.
Spotted on Aug 27, 2011
Submitted on Aug 28, 2011
10 Comments
Welcome.. Nance..!!
You were absolutely right, Mitch. Thanks for clearing that up. @Ashish, I appreciate all of you efforts and agree that every visit to Project Noah is a learning experience.
Great!
Thanks Mitch... I learnt lot from this spotting...
True Parrots...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psittacidae...
They look like Blue-crowned Parakeets, Aratinga acuticaudata, to me
http://www.pionusparrot.com/PhotoGallery...
Nance... unable to check legs are matching with Mealy parrot the spotted Parrots..
I may be wrong as my matches goes Asian way...!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-naped_...
Can be Tropical green parrot. White ring around eyes is identical.