Red lored parrots

Red lored parrots by ricmcarthur
Red lored parrots, a photo by ricmcarthur on Flickr.

At least that's what they appear to be.
If anyone can confirm or correct the id we would appreciate receiving a comment.
We saw about 120 of these birds on a telepone wire in Harlingen Texas.
Load and raucous, they displayed for about 30 minutes at sunset and then they left and settled into nearby trees.

I had to set the white balance very high as the lighting was poor.

Comments

Kellie said…
Yes, they are red-lored amazons (the more specific aviculture name for them, anyway). Nice find!
10:21 am
Anup Sadi said…
In Bangladesh,there are 7 species of parrots & parakeets.
6:20 am
Pam Perkins said…
Great photos
1:50 am
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