Photo by Foek Chin Joe, Suriname 2005.
These parrots (length 28 cm) are green with of course a blue
head, but also with some conspicious red under their tails. They
are very common in Suriname, but less so near the coast. They fly
around in small groups of two to six birds, more seldom so in
flocks of tens of birds. They feed on ripe fruit and on seads,
nuts and flowers. Like the amazone parrots they make a lot of
noise, but keep quiet during feeding. Some years you see a lot of
them around Paramarib, especially in the months july, august and
september (10 observations of groups in and around Paramaribo
were all between june and november).
Photo made in the Vogelpark Walsrode by Ribot and the small one above it by B.M. Essed in Palumeu in Suriname.
Each small square indicates the observation of at least one (group) of these birds, the medium ones at least 4 observations on different days and the largest ones 10 or more. The color of each square indicates: blue for coastal area, yellow for savanna and red for rainforest.
| Distribution in Suriname (explanation) | |
| Coastal area |  |
| Savanna |  |
| Forests | |
| Mountain forests | |
| Sipalawini savanna |  |
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