Orange-chinned Parakeet

Brotogeris jugularis

eBird provides this description of the Orange-chinned Parakeet:  Small, fast-flying parakeet of humid lowlands; restricted to the Pacific slope in the northern parts of its range. Favors forest patches and fairly open country with hedges and tall trees, including towns and villages. Usually seen in pairs or small flocks; associates readily at fruiting and flowering trees with much larger and longer-tailed Orange-fronted Parakeet. Flight is distinctively bounding, not direct like larger parakeets. Plumage is green overall with bronzy shoulders; small orange chin patch is very hard to see.

The Birds of the World site gives this introductory information about this bird:  The Orange-chinned Parakeet is a small, conspicuous parrot common in southern Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America. It is green overall, with obvious contrasting brown upperwing coverts and a much less conspicuous orange chin patch. Flocks are frequently observed flying about or feeding, often in the open on exposed branches, in open woodlands, savanna, forest edge, and parks and gardens. Like most other parrots, they nest in adopted cavities or excavate their own hole in a soft substrate, such as a termitarium.

I watched and photographed my first Orange-chinned Parakeet at the Donde Copé blind on the morning of Sunday, February 5, 2023.  This cut little bird made a brief appearance for our tour group, but didn’t stick around for long or bring any of his friends.  Below find a couple of my pictures from that morning.  To see my blog post that includes our visit to Donde Copé, where we met this bird, look here.