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Birdsong field guide

Pacific Parakeet

Psittacara strenuus

A large, predominantly green Neotropical parrot native to the Pacific slope of Central America, characterized by its robust bill and highly social nature.

What it sounds like

A series of loud, harsh, and grating screeches, often transcribed as a repetitive 'klee-klee-klee' or 'kree-kree'.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Brendan Sloan · GuatemalaCC BY-NC-ND Xeno-canto

Field notes

Formerly classified as a subspecies of the Green Parakeet, it is now frequently treated as a distinct species based on its larger size and heavier bill.
Individuals often display a few scattered red feathers on the throat or neck, though the plumage remains nearly entirely emerald green.
They are known to nest colonially in cliffs and volcanic craters, sometimes sharing these sites with species like the White-collared Swift.
Highly gregarious, these parakeets form large, noisy communal roosts that can consist of hundreds of individuals outside the breeding season.
Their diet is opportunistic, focusing on seeds, fruits, and nuts, which occasionally leads them to forage in agricultural grain fields.

Habitat

Lowland deciduous forests, arid scrub, semi-open woodland, and agricultural areas.

Range

Pacific coastal slopes from southern Mexico (Oaxaca and Chiapas) through Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras to northern Nicaragua.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Cordilleran ParakeetPsittacara frontatus Crimson-fronted ParakeetPsittacara finschi Cuban ParakeetPsittacara euops Green ParakeetPsittacara holochlorus Guadeloupe ParakeetPsittacara labati Hispaniolan ParakeetPsittacara chloropterus Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus Puerto Rican ParakeetPsittacara maugei

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