Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus)

Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus)

The Blue-headed Parrots never went down from the trees to the Napo River parrot lick used by most other parrots - and…


Yellow-crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

Yellow-crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

Dusky-headed parakeets (Aratinga weddellii) dominate this clay lick, but larger species also visit and are thus easy to…


Dusky-headed Parakeet (Aratinga weddellii)

Dusky-headed Parakeet (Aratinga weddellii)

The dusky-headed parakeet (Aratinga weddellii) totally outnumbered the other parakeets and parrots at this lick, and…


Napo River Clay lick

Napo River Clay lick

How do parrots, macaws, amazons and parakeets choose a particular location and clay? This one is most definitely…


Mealy Amazon (Amazona farinosa)

Mealy Amazon (Amazona farinosa)

The mealy Amazon (Amazona farinosa) was not as common as the yellow-crowned amazon at this lick, and is at first easily…