Description
English: Plain Parakeet (Brotogeris tirica) eating banana.
Date 26 January 2008, 11:43:49
Source originally posted to Flickr as Periquito http://flickr.com/photos/87615679@N00/2356865936
Author ** Tiemi ** http://flickr.com/photos/87615679@N00
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plain_Parakeet_(Brotogeris_tirica)_-eating_banana-6.jpg

The plain parakeet (Brotogeris tirica) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. It is common in the urban areas of São Paulo and Curitiba in South Brazil. Order: Psittaciformes, Superfamily: Psittacoidea, Family: Psittacidae, Subfamily: Arinae, Genus: Brotogeris, Species: Brotogeris tirica (Gmelin, 1788).