Description Brotogeris sanctithomae sanctithomae
English: A Tui Parakeet in Uarini, Amazonas, Brazil.
Date 30 November 2010, 10:33
Source Periquito-estrelinha (Brotogeris sanctithomae sanctithomae) http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdtimm/5252397088/
Author Cláudio Dias Timm from Rio Grande do Sul http://www.flickr.com/photos/32674493@N04
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brotogeris_sanctithomae_-Uarini,_Amazonas,_Brasil-8.jpg

The tui parakeet (Brotogeris sanctithomae) is a species of bird in the family Psittacidae, the true parrots. It is found in the Amazon Basin of Brazil, and Amazonian Peru and Bolivia; also a minor range into eastern Ecuador, and the river border of far south-eastern Colombia. It is restricted to várzea and other wooded habitats near water. It is rare or entirely absent away from large rivers. This parrot shares the genus Brotogeris with seven other species of parrots, but is closest to the yellow-chevroned parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri). Order: Psittaciformes, Superfamily: Psittacoidea, Family: Psittacidae, Subfamily: Arinae, Genus: Brotogeris, Species: Brotogeris sanctithomae (Müller, 1776).