Birds of Peru

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Genus: Leptosittaca (1 species, 1 worldwide)


Golden-plumed Parakeet (Leptosittaca branickii) Rio Blanco Ecological Reserve, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Found in noisy groups in the Andes at around 2500m, and large for a parakeet.

© 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