BLUE-CROWNED PARAKEET Aratinga acuticaudata
The Aratinga parakeets are the largest of the Paraguayan parakeets, a parakeet being pretty much a parrot with a long tail. Blue-crowneds are common in the Chaco where they occur alongside, but generally vastly outnumber their close relative the White-eyed Parakeet. They form small flocks of up to about 20 individuals, regularly dropping to the ground to feed.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE459PH) Flock, PN Médanos del Chaco, Departamento Boquerón (Hemme Batjes July 2006).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE460PH) Adult in flight, PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Marcelo Bombaci October 2007).
VIDEO - (FPAVE461VI) Adult on a windy day, Fortín Toledo, Departamento Boquerón (Hemme Batjes July 2010).
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Aratinga acuticaudata
1 (FPAVE462RE) Calls recorded PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith October 2007).
2 (FPAVE463RE) Calls recorded Kamba Aka, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Myriam Velázquez January 2003).
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