Birds of Brazil

    PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae (African & New World Parrots)  
Genus: Eupsittula (3 species, 5 worldwide)


Peach-fronted Parakeet
Peach-fronted Parakeet (Eupsittula aurea)
Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Bernie DUPONT     Copyright and usage info


Caatinga Parakeet
Caatinga Parakeet (Eupsittula cactorum) ENDEMIC
Sitio Pau Preto, Potengi, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.


Brown-throated Parakeet
Brown-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula pertinax)
Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Often found in dry areas. The Brown-throated Parakeet is now found throughout the Colombian Andes, and has expanded to islands in the Caribbean as well. It is expanding its range in Central America as well.


© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba