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Gray-cheeked Parakeet
Brotogeris pyrrhoptera
(L 7.5-8" WS 46.1" Wt 1.9 oz)
Road near Jorupe Reserve
15Feb2013
flash photo
The parakeet is here to stay
Once tame
He is now wild
In a special way.
(Connie Soto)
Brotogeris is Greek for with human
voice; pyrrhoptera is Greek for
flame-colored wing.
© Ted Parker
Macaulay
Library
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