17/01/2006;
Fazenda Canaã, Pentecoste, Ceará, Brazil.
200 mm f2.8 lens.
Figure 1. The blue wing area (better visible in flight) shows that this individual is a male.
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16/11/2008;
Mãe-da-lua private reserve, Itapajé,
Ceará, Brazil.
300 mm f2.8 lens.
Figure 2. Forpus xanthopterygius is a social species, and in Mãe-da-lua reserve, I often see flocks of 5 to 20 birds. The photo shows the parrotlets at the reservoir, where they come to drink.
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