Parrots

Brown-throated Parakeet

Eupsittula pertinax

The Brown-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula pertinax) is an 84 g woodland bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Parrots

Order

Psittaciformes

Weight

84 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

13

Recorded in Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Curaçao, BQ, Guyana, AW, Costa Rica, GF, Brazil, Suriname, VI, ZZ.

Where to see it: Hato Neighborhood (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba); Dam Muizenberg (Curaçao); Birdwatch - Santa Barbara Plantation (Curaçao); Kralendijk Water Treatment Plant (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba); Klein Hofje (Wastewater Treatment Plant) (Curaçao).

Photo: (c) Luis G. Restrepo, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist