I thought it might be fun for everyone topost pictures, links, videos, of some of their favorite, unique or rare parrots. Not nessecarily ones that you have, or even want to have, butjust beautiful in their own right as wonders of the avian world.
I will start with a unique little parrot, from the island of Bonaire, the same island that Salty's species comes from. It's the Brown Throated Parakeet, specifically Aratinga Xanthogenia. Very little is written about them. They look amazingly like Salty, a Yellow Shoulder Amazon, but if you look closely, there are many differences, not the least the size. Apparently they do forage together, liking fruits as a big part of the diet. Some sites list them as Conures, some with the classification of Eupsittula pertinax xanthogenia. There are several different sub-species, all with brown throats, but the Bonaire one is the brightest and most colorful.
I will start with a unique little parrot, from the island of Bonaire, the same island that Salty's species comes from. It's the Brown Throated Parakeet, specifically Aratinga Xanthogenia. Very little is written about them. They look amazingly like Salty, a Yellow Shoulder Amazon, but if you look closely, there are many differences, not the least the size. Apparently they do forage together, liking fruits as a big part of the diet. Some sites list them as Conures, some with the classification of Eupsittula pertinax xanthogenia. There are several different sub-species, all with brown throats, but the Bonaire one is the brightest and most colorful.
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(I don't mean I know them all because I don't know all species but all genera
