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Brown-throated parakeet - Eupsittula pertinax subsp. xanthogenia The brown-throated parakeet is mostly green, with the lowerparts being a lighter green than the upperparts. Black/grey beak. Some blue in the wing Feb 3feathers. Head and face colours depend on the subspecies. Though most subspecies are brown-throated, both E. p. pertinax and E. p. xanthogenia have most of the head, including the throat, orange-yellow.<br />
Habitat:<br />
Aratinga pertinax typically dwells in savannas and semi-open dry scrubby habitat filled with cacti and acacias. This species is also seen in mangrove woodlands, tropical deciduous forests (where it is often the most abundant parrot species), gallery and white sand forests, rhizophora mangroves, edges of humid evergreen forests, and agricultural areas with palms and various other trees. The elevation can vary from lowlands to 1,200 meters or higher, although they tend to stay below 1,200 meters. These parakeets inhabit man-made clearings such as city parks or gardens.<br />
 Brown-throated parakeet,Caribbean Netherlands,Eupsittula pertinax,Geotagged,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Brown-throated parakeet - Eupsittula pertinax subsp. xanthogenia

The brown-throated parakeet is mostly green, with the lowerparts being a lighter green than the upperparts. Black/grey beak. Some blue in the wing Feb 3feathers. Head and face colours depend on the subspecies. Though most subspecies are brown-throated, both E. p. pertinax and E. p. xanthogenia have most of the head, including the throat, orange-yellow.
Habitat:
Aratinga pertinax typically dwells in savannas and semi-open dry scrubby habitat filled with cacti and acacias. This species is also seen in mangrove woodlands, tropical deciduous forests (where it is often the most abundant parrot species), gallery and white sand forests, rhizophora mangroves, edges of humid evergreen forests, and agricultural areas with palms and various other trees. The elevation can vary from lowlands to 1,200 meters or higher, although they tend to stay below 1,200 meters. These parakeets inhabit man-made clearings such as city parks or gardens.

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The brown-throated parakeet, commonly known as the St Thomas conure or brown-throated conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae.

Similar species: Parrots
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Feb 3, 2018. Captured Sep 12, 2017 14:35 in Bulevar Gob. N. Debrot, Kralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands.
  • SP-820UZ
  • f/5.7
  • 1/400s
  • ISO200
  • 160mm