Naturalist Notes: Yellow-crowned Parrots

Sorry I’m a bit late with this week’s topic…

My brother-in-law recently acquired a pair of these gorgeous Yellow-crowned Parrots.This species is certainly not one you’d see very often, for it is not common in Trinidad. 

The Yellow-crowned Parrot is aptly named, because it has a conspicuous yellow crown. It is mainly green. As you can see in the pictures,  the curve in the wing is blood red in color. It also has a noticeable whitish eye ring. They eat fruits and nuts, but they were enjoying some hot pepper seeds!

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