Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur

Sitio realizado por aficionados a la observación de aves desde 10 de enero 2006

Monk Parakeet - Historic records

Order: - Family: Psittacidae

09-03-18 © Nicolás Giorgio
17-02-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
01-02-18 © Héctor Horacio García
31-01-18 © Nicolás Giorgio

Monk parakeets, victims of illegal trade. They are tinged yellow with hair dye to be sold as exotic parrakeets. Since the feathers change in the following molt, the parakeet will recover its natural colour, but what about the skin, is it affected by these products?

17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Eating grasses

06-01-18 © Adrián Grilli

Monk parakeets, victims of illegal trade. They are tinged yellow with hair dye to be sold as exotic parrakeets. Since the feathers change in the following molt, the parakeet will recover its natural colour, but what about the skin, is it affected by these products?

02-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
14-10-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Eating flower of black locust Robinia pseudoacacia

10-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

With a bunch of Chinese privet fruits

13-04-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

Eating flower of Tessaria integrifolia

18-03-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

A couple of days ago Nicolás also photographed a monk parakeet with a mayonnaise sachet. Will it be the same individual?

15-03-17 © Nicolás Giorgio

With a mayonnaise sachet

26-01-17 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

Eating flower of tipu tree Tipuana tipu

14-01-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
05-11-16 © Sergio Cusano

Eating seeds of hairy Indian mallow Abutilon grandifolium

06-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Eating flowers of black locust Robinia pseudoacacia

05-06-16 © Sergio Cusano

Eating a caracú bone

07-04-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
13-03-16 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

With a piece of bread

05-03-16 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

With a rusty nail

Total: 76

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