Birds of Costa Rica

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Genus: Eupsittula (3 species, 5 worldwide)


Orange-fronted Parakeet
Orange-fronted Parakeet (Eupsittula canicularis canicularis) Vulnerable
ZooAve, Costa Rica   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Olive-throated Parakeet
Olive-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula nana astec) Near Threatened
Costa Rica   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © 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