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Maitaca-verde (Scaly-headed Parrot)

Pionus maximiliani

Photo by CassioCorradi
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Field Notes

Description:

Weighs about 260 g and measures 25 cm. It has bluish-gray head, down the neck has a purple belt, yellow beak, green wings and red lower abdomen.

Habitat:

It can be found throughout Brazil except the Amazon in rainforests, gallery forests, savannahs and cultivated areas.

Reference Links:

maitaca-verde (Pionus maximiliani) | WikiAves - A Enciclopédia das Aves do Bras…

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PublishedAugust 19, 2015

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