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Beautiful barnacle geese
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New shortwing! A silver whip-tail
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How many times has Scrubs lost his hat?
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Any chance we could get some parrot wing refs if you haven't posted any yet? :]
Or if you have, maybe a link?
Hello! Sorry for the delay; I have found you some more parrot images and also rejigged some tags so they're all now conveniently located in the parrot tag. Enjoy!
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Brown-hooded Parrot (Pyrilia haematotis), family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes, Costa Rica
Photograph by Shixing Wen
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post more hyacinth macaws please
YOU WANT MORE?!?!?!
Yeah, OK, I can do that...

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes, Panatal, Brazil
photograph by Glen Bartley

Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes, Matto Grosso do Sul, Brazil
photograph by Naila Lepre

Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes, Panatal, Brazil
photograph by Gian Luca Tognon

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), family Psittacidae, Panatal, Brazil
photograph by Andres Vasquez Noboa
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yo i saw u post a bird thats a similar shade of green today and it made me think about the monk parakeets u see in NY sometimes... theyre some pretty cool fellas. 🦜🦜🦜 have u ever posted pictures of em on here :0 i dont have any of my own otherwise id send em in TT_TT
Oh no, I haven't posted those yet, here's a couple for you...

Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes, Brazil
AKA Quaker Parrot
This species is originally from South America, but has been introduced into various countries around the world.
photograph by Kacau Oliveira

in Israel
(photograph by Shalom Nisimi)
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Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus), family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes, Costa Rica
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.
photograph by Juan Jose Pucci (@juanpucci)
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Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus), family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes, Costa Rica
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.
photograph by Edwin Martinez
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Burrowing Parrot aka Patagonian Conure (Cyanoliseus patagonus), family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes, SE Coast of Argentina
As the name suggests, these birds excavate burrows in cliff faces.
photograph by Dušan Brinkhuizen
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Malabar Parakeets (Psittacula columboides), males causing a scene, family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes, Karnataka, India
photograph by @siva.an.photography
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Plum-headed Parakeet (Himalayapsitta cyanocephala), male, family Psittacidae, India
An alternative taxonomy of this species is keeping it as Psittacula cyanocephala in the family Psittaculidae.
photograph by pradeep.wildlens
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Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), family Psittacidae, Panatal, Brazil
photograph by Glen Bartley
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Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis), male, family Psittaculidae, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
photograph by Dave Arnold Wildlife Photography
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Lear's Macaw aka Indigo Macaw (Anodorhynchus leari), family Psittacidae, found only in northeast Bahia, Brazil.
ENDANGERED.
photograph by Col Roberts Photography
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Leucistic Red Tail Hawk
real.life.is.art
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