Family: Psittacidae

Aratinga cactorum;
Cactus Parakeet;
Periquito-da-Caatinga.

This Parakeet is endemic of the caatinga. The species is quite common, and can often be seen around fruit trees. The bird on the photo is eating cirigüelas, the fruits of Spondias purpurea Linn. (Braga 1976).
Cactus Parakeet (Aratinga cactorum)
31/01/2006; Fazenda Canaã, Pentecoste, Ceará, Brazil. 200 mm f2.8 lens.