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Parrot I.D.?
Posted by Renée J.
almost 8 years ago
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I am in South Miami, FL. Do you know what kind of parrot this is? All of my birding apps are failing me! Along with the blue patch on top of their heads, their wing edges are also blue, and their underwings are bright red. I've seen 5 of them, in total.
I think they're probably some of the escapees (or their descendants) from Zoo Miami or the old Parrot Jungle from back around Hurricane Andrew, but I was hoping to find out exactly what kind they are.
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Hello,
Those are Chestnut-fronted Macaws. There are populations of these birds in the Ft. Lauderdale area, extreme northeast Miami-Dade and finally a couple in South Miami/Coral Gables. They've been breeding in South Florida for some time now (I recall noticing them in 2001 or so), though they are not established by most means.
Alex
Thanks, Alex! You appear to be correct, although the Macaws visiting my feeders are missing the chestnut bits on their heads and under their "chins". Still, in all other respects, they're identical, so that's what I'm going with. Thanks again!
Renee! I am soooo glad this worked!
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