Tui Parakeet (Brotogeris sanctithomae)
Tui Parakeet, Pakaas Palafitas Lodge, Guajará-Mirim, Rondônia, Brazil, March 2003 - click for larger image Brazil

The Tui Parakeet is distributed in Amazonian Brazil, south-east Colombia, eastern Peru and north-eastern Bolivia. It is found in secondary growth and scrub especially close to water.
Tui Parakeet, Hotel Tropical, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, August 2004 - click for larger image It is distinguished by its yellow forehead and its pale iris. It also has a dark reddish bill which is quite conspicuous in both these photos though this feature is not normally emphasised in the literature.

There are illustrations in HBW, Volume 4, Page 448; and Hilty & Brown, Plate 10.
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