Green Parakeet, Psittacara holochlorus brewsteri, 13 in / 33 cm. Native to NW Mexico with a substantial population in southern Texas which probably includes natural wanderers from Mexico.
10th Street (US 336), McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.
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Pale-headed Rosella, Platycercus adscitus palliceps, 28 - 34 cm. COMMON ENDEMIC. Woodlands, farmlands, parks and gardens. I am shooting nearly straight up from the base of the trunk. Handheld.
Mareeba Wetlands, Atherton Tablelands, Mareeba, Queensland Australia.
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Baudin's Black-Cockatoo, Long-billed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus baudinii, 52 - 57 cm. / 20.5 - 22.4 in. ENDEMIC, formerly Long-billed Cockatoo. Mostly found in karri and marri open forests, surrounding farmland and wandoo woodlands.
Stirling Range, Western Australia.
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Peach-fronted Parakeet, Periquito-rei, Aratinga aurea, 25 cm. / 9.8 in. COMMON. Open to semi-open habitats with trees, even in towns. Avoids dense forest.
Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus funereus funereus, 55 - 65 cm. / 21.6 - 25.59 in. COMMON ENDEMIC in open forests, pines, farms.
Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
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