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Military Macaw (Ara militaris)

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The Military Macaw (Ara militaris)  gets its name from its predominantly green plumage resembling a military parade uniform.  They are rare enough that if one is spotted, every birder will stand up and pay attention!  We were really lucky to see 4 flying by at Wildsumaco but my photos came out blurry so I have included the Wikipedia shots.

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They have quite a large range in in Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.  Even within their range, this is not an easy bird to find so consider yourself very lucky if you do!  Many people (like me) see them at Wildsumaco in Ecuador and Minca in Colombia.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT MILITARY MACAWS

Wikipedia

World Parrot Trust

Birdlife

American Bird Conservancy

VIDEOS

This is a captive bird included here because of the excellent video quality.

This is a small flock in eastern Ecuador, not sure where but near a noisy river!

 

Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis)

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The Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis), also known as the Tovi Parakeet, is a small mainly green parrot of the Brotogeris genus.  It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest. Its name comes from a small clump of bright orange feathers located under the lower beak.

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WHERE TO SEE THEM

Orange-chinned Parakeets are found from southern Mexico, throughout Central America to the northern parts of Colombia & Venezuela.  A Central America award will get you to the main places you can see them.  We saw them from the balcony of the Radisson Summit in Panama albeit at a great distance.  Views at the Laguna del Lagarto Lodge in Costa Rica were much closer!  The parakeets enjoy the bananas put out for them and tend to frequent the surrounding trees as well.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PARROT

Wikipedia

World Parrot Trust

Birdlife

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

VIDEO

Although the dialogue is is Spanish, the footage of the birds is beautiful!

 

List Of Parrots In Mexico

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Military Macaw – Ara militaris

Scarlet Macaw – Ara macao

Thick-billed Parrot – Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha

Maroon-fronted Parrot – Rhynchopsitta terrisi

Green Parakeet – Aratinga holochlora

Pacific Parakeet – Aratinga strenua

Socorro Parakeet – Aratinga brevipes

Olive-throated Parakeet – Aratinga nana

Orange-fronted Parakeet – Aratinga canicularis

Barred Parakeet – Bolborhynchus lineola

Mexican Parrotlet – Forpus cyanopygius

Orange-chinned Parakeet – Brotogeris jugularis

Brown-hooded Parrot – Pionopsitta haematotis

White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis

Yellow-lored Amazon – Amazona xantholora

White-fronted Amazon – Amazona albifrons

Red-crowned Amazon – Amazona viridigenalis

Lilac-crowned Amazon – Amazona finschi

Red-lored Amazon-  Amazona autumnalis

Yellow-headed Amazon – Amazona oratrix

Yellow-crowned Amazon – Amazona ochrocephala

Yellow-naped Amazon –  Amazona auropalliata

Mealy Amazon – Amazona farinosa