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Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus)
Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus)
Photo description
From along the Rio Napo, Ecuador. Status in northern South America: Widespread and common, but patchy and erratic. Movements poorly understood, appears unpredictably and is perhaps nomadic. Deforestation also affects movements. Has gray orbital skin and red sides on the upper mandible. Cropped to about 10% of the orignial. f/6.3, iso 800, exp comp minus one and two-thirds, 1/800.
Uploaded May 3, 2007 | Flickr URL
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Sacha Lodge Ecuador Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
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Great capture
Posted on May 3, 2007
Talk about exotic birds! Your photos are wonderful in showing us a world of birds and wildlife we have little idea existed.
Posted on May 3, 2007
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