Puerto Rican Parrots - and an Iguana

rob | animal, travel | Saturday, July 19th, 2008


Puerto Rican Parrots

These beautiful Puerto Rican Parrots are endangered but have been making a comeback (it is possible the birds we’re seeing aren’t exactly the PR Parrots but they could be a variation) CORRECTION: These are Red-masked Parakeets. They only live in Puerto Rico. Every now and then when we visit we’ll see a flock flying around. Today a group of about 7 landed close. I hate that the photos a bit blurry, but I maxed out my zoom and still had to crop tight. A couple more…


2 Puerto Rican Parrots

And there are, believe it or not, 5 parrots in this one. You may need to see the large version to find them. Can you spot the 5?


Can You Find All 5?

Also got to see a huge iguana sunning himself.


Iguana Sunning Himself

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4 Comments »

  1. They are red-masked parakeets (Aratinga erythrogenys). A species normally native to Ecuador and Peru. It is introduced to many states in the US and apparently also to Puerto Rico. This is the first record of these parakeets I seen. Please add the photos to our City Parrots Flickr pool!

    Comment by City Parrots — July 19, 2008 @ 1:06 pm

  2. Wow, thanks for the comment and correction! Good to know what we were watching! BTW, we saw, from a distance, 4 blue large birds (with yellow on their wings). Looked like Macaws, but not seeing them close couldn’t tell.

    Comment by rob — July 19, 2008 @ 3:18 pm

  3. Your welcome. Got any pictures of the B lue birds. Could be blue and gold macaws.

    Comment by City Parrots — July 19, 2008 @ 8:09 pm

  4. I found all 5, but definitely had to see it in the larger version. Looks like a beautiful place! Hope you guys are having a nice time.

    Comment by Jill — July 20, 2008 @ 4:39 pm

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