Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Naturalist Notes: Orange-winged Parrot

Happy Independence everyone, be safe!


I think the Orange-winged Parrot bears a little resemblance to the Yellow-crowned Parrot, which I briefly described last week.


However, the Orange-winged Parrots are extremely common throughout Trinidad and Tobago. It is also mainly green in color, with small amounts of yellow on the crown and cheek. The Orange is sometimes visible when the bird is it flight, but it has no eye ring.

This species is extremely vocal and has quite a varied repertoire. It feeds on flowers, fruits, and seeds especially citrus and cocoa. Therefore they are recognized as vermin’s.


© Denise Etienne

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