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White-bellied Parrot (Pionites leucogaster) An Amazon bird often kept as a pet, this one captured in an aviary. What strikes me most is its name: it has fantastic colors on his feathers, back and head, yet is called "white-bellied". Such as anticlimax. Birds,Brazil,Parque Das Aves,Parrots,Pionites leucogaster,White-bellied Parrot Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

White-bellied Parrot (Pionites leucogaster)

An Amazon bird often kept as a pet, this one captured in an aviary. What strikes me most is its name: it has fantastic colors on his feathers, back and head, yet is called "white-bellied". Such as anticlimax.

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The white-bellied parrot, in aviculture often referred to as the white-bellied caique, is one of the two species in the genus "Pionites" of the Psittacidae family; the other species being the allopatric black-headed parrot. Both species are popular as pets.

Similar species: Parrots
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Sep 27, 2011. Captured Sep 27, 2011 19:54.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/6.3
  • 1/400s
  • ISO250
  • 380mm