Canary-winged Parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus)
(aka White-winged Parakeet)
Canary-winged Parakeet, Hotel Tropical, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, August 2004 - click for larger image Brazil

The Canary-winged Parakeet is found in the Amazon Basin in seasonally flooded várzea forest, in secondary forest and on river islands.

It is sometimes treated as being conspecific with Yellow-chevroned Parakeet B. chiriri but both species are reported from eastern Pará without any interbreeding.
Canary-winged Parakeet, Belém, Pará, Brazil, November 2005 - click for larger image The main identification feature is the yellow and white on the upper wings, the bare lores and the bluish tinge to the face and forehead.
Canary-winged Parakeet, Belém, Pará, Brazil, November 2005 - click for larger image
Canary-winged Parakeet, Belém, Pará, Brazil, November 2005 - click for larger image
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