Jandaya Parakeet Aratinga jandaya
Jandaya Parakeet, Goiás, Brazil, February 2002 - click for larger image Nova Roma, Goiás, Brazil
February 2002

The Jandaya Parakeet is a Brazilian endemic. Sick classifies it as a sub-species of Sun Parakeet A. solstitialus but HBW regards it as a species within the superspecies comprising A. solstitialus, A. jandaya and A. auricapilla.
Jandaya Parakeet, Goiás, Brazil, February 2002 - click for larger image It is found in the north-east of Brazil and likes forest edges, plantations and farmland provided there is woodland nearby.

It eats fruits including mango and cashew pulp as well as palm-nuts, rice and maize. If anything this species is benefiting from forest clearances.
Jandaya Parakeet, Goiás, Brazil, February 2002 - click for larger image The birds in the photos are the same ones that feature in Jeremy Minns recording, below.
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