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Eclectus Parrot Certainly not a great photo, but the first of this specie on JD. This parrot is strikingly beautiful to see in real life, so bright it is almost unreal. Eclectus Parrot,Eclectus roratus,Geotagged,Papegaaienpark VeldHoven,Parrot Park Veldhoven,The Netherlands,birds,parrot Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Eclectus Parrot

Certainly not a great photo, but the first of this specie on JD. This parrot is strikingly beautiful to see in real life, so bright it is almost unreal.

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The Moluccan Eclectus

The Moluccan eclectus (Eclectus roratus) is a parrot native to the Maluku Islands (Moluccas). It is unusual in the parrot family for its extreme sexual dimorphism of the colours of the plumage; the male having a mostly bright emerald green plumage and the female a mostly bright red and purple/blue plumage.

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Similar species: Parrots
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded May 3, 2012. Captured Mar 18, 2012 15:55 in Grote Vliet 10A, 5507 Veldhoven, The Netherlands.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/6.3
  • 1/500s
  • ISO3600
  • 500mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.