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Orange-cheeked parrots (Pyrilia barrabandi) with some Blue-headed Parrots Collpa Chunchuos, Madre de Dios, Peru. Jun 6, 2022 Fall,Geotagged,Orange-cheeked parrot,Peru,Pyrilia barrabandi Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Orange-cheeked parrots (Pyrilia barrabandi) with some Blue-headed Parrots

Collpa Chunchuos, Madre de Dios, Peru. Jun 6, 2022

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    Clay lick, yay! Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
      Thibaud Aronson
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      Indeed, my first one! Posted 3 years ago
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    Neutralising toxins, supplementing mineral load ? Posted 3 years ago
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      Something like that. Apparently there's still no full scientific consensus on why birds visit clay licks. Posted 3 years ago

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The Orange-cheeked parrot

The orange-cheeked parrot, also known as the Barraband's parrot, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It was formerly placed in the genus "Pionopsitta", which is now monotypic. It is found in the Amazonian Andes, in humid lowland forests in the northwestern, southwestern, and south-central Amazon Basin in South America.

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Uploaded Jun 24, 2022. Captured Jun 6, 2022 07:39 in 2FQJ+6X Filadelfia, Peru.
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  • Canon EOS R6
  • f/9.0
  • 1/1600s
  • ISO2500
  • 500mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.