Blue-winged Parrotlet
Common and widespread...in
flocks of 20-50 birds...in
much of South America.
flocks of 20-50 birds...in
much of South America.
Forpus xanthopterygius
(L 4.7")
Itatiaia Nat’l Park
18Oct2017
Forpus is derived from Greek
to mean
love bird; xanthopterygius in Greek
means yellow wing...(go figure).
love bird; xanthopterygius in Greek
means yellow wing...(go figure).
What moves people to spend hundreds of
dollars a year feeding birds in their
backyard, or thousands to travel the
world to watch them?
dollars a year feeding birds in their
backyard, or thousands to travel the
world to watch them?
(Jim Robbins)
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