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Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

Brotogeris chiriri

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

The bird is 20-25 cm in length, and is mostly light green in color. It has a trailing yellow edge on its folded wings and is also seen when the bird is in flight.

Habitat:

Native to tropical South America south of the Amazon River basin from central Brazil to southern Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina.
Wild birds primarily use disturbed forest and forest clearings around settlements. It rarely uses deep tropical forest.

Notes:

I spotted these parakeets at the lodge off the Transpanteneira, at around km 40.

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Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

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Comments (6)
p.young713
a V-shaped pattern; used in architecture, and as an insignia of military or police rank, on the sleeve http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chevron
HemaShah
Brings to mind Chevron Oil Company.....
Dan Doucette
Thanks p.young and yes Emma, it is an unusual name. I don't know where they come up with some of these common names.
HemaShah
Chevroned is an unusual name!

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