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pictures: parrots in Peru

Below you will find a collection of photos from Peru. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler in 1995, 2005, and 2011. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.


Environmental news for Peru | SLIDESHOWS: Peru 2011 Peru 2005









Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Walking stick in the Peruvian rainforest
Walking stick in the Peruvian rainforest

(Peru)

Close-up on face of a Red-and-green macaw
Close-up on face of a Red-and-green macaw
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Scarlet macaw in the Amazon
Scarlet macaw in the Amazon


Reddish-orange fungi on log
Reddish-orange fungi on log
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Red-and-green macaw in flight
Red-and-green macaw in flight
Ara chloroptera (Local name: Guacamayo cabezÛn)
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaw flying in front of purple flowers
Blue-and-yellow macaw flying in front of purple flowers
Ara ararauna. Local name: Guacamayo boliviano
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws flying toward clay lick
Blue-and-yellow macaws flying toward clay lick
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Scarlet macaw in the Amazon
Scarlet macaw in the Amazon


Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
Local name: Guacamayo escarlata
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Pair of scarlet macaws
Pair of scarlet macaws


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Macaws; parrots; and other birds feed on clay for mineral and salt supplementation and to counter dietary toxins they ingest from seeds. The clay lick also serves as a social setting for the birds
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Pair of scarlet macaws playing
Pair of scarlet macaws playing


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds.
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick
Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick
Scientific name: Ara chloroptera Local name: Guacamayo cabezÛn
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Ceiba seeds
Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Ceiba seeds
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)

(Peru)

Blue-headed parrots (Pionus menstruus) and Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala) feeding on clay wall
Blue-headed parrots (Pionus menstruus) and Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala) feeding on clay wall
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Single red-and-green macaw (Ara chloroptera) on branch preparing to feed on clay wall
Single red-and-green macaw (Ara chloroptera) on branch preparing to feed on clay wall
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata) in flight
Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata) in flight
Local name: Maracana de Aguajal
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Scarlet macaws in flight
Scarlet macaws in flight


Parakeets flying over forest canopy
Parakeets flying over forest canopy
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Large group of parrots and macaws flying
Large group of parrots and macaws flying
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Blue-headed parrot; Pionus menstruus; in the canopy
Blue-headed parrot; Pionus menstruus; in the canopy
Local name: Loro de Cabeza azul or Chunkachui
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Scarlet macaw in the Amazon
Scarlet macaw in the Amazon


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds.
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Macaw in flight
Macaw in flight


Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Kapok (Ceiba) seeds
Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Kapok (Ceiba) seeds
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata)
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata)
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Blue-headed parrots and Yellow-crowned parrots
Blue-headed parrots and Yellow-crowned parrots
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Pair of red-and-green macaws fighting in a tree as parrots watch
Pair of red-and-green macaws fighting in a tree as parrots watch
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Three Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) perched in tree
Three Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) perched in tree
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Parrots in flight
Parrots in flight
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Scarlet macaws flying in front of purple flowers
Scarlet macaws flying in front of purple flowers
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Three Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Three Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Rainforest canopy trees
Rainforest canopy trees
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Scarlet macaws
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Scarlet macaws
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Macaw clay lick from a distance
Macaw clay lick from a distance
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds.
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Blue-headed parrot (Pionus menstruus) feeding on clay lick
Blue-headed parrot (Pionus menstruus) feeding on clay lick
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Jaguar footprint in mud
Jaguar footprint in mud

(Peru)

Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Kapok seeds
Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Kapok seeds
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata)
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata)
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Feathers of scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
Feathers of scarlet macaw (Ara macao)

(Peru)

Slogging through mud along the Tambopata
Slogging through mud along the Tambopata
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) in Kapok tree
Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) in Kapok tree
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds.
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Entire clay lick
Entire clay lick
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds.
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Macaws; parrots; and other birds feed on clay for mineral and salt supplementation and to counter dietary toxins they ingest from seeds. The clay lick also serves as a social setting for the birds
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Green-and-red macaw feeding on crackers after stealing them from a room
Green-and-red macaw feeding on crackers after stealing them from a room
At the lodge of the Tambopata Research Center
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds.
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Macaws; parrots; and other birds feed on clay for mineral and salt supplementation and to counter dietary toxins they ingest from seeds. The clay lick also serves as a social setting for the birds
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds.
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds.
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Macaws feeding on clay wall
Macaws feeding on clay wall
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Dusky-headed parakeets (Aratinga weddellii)
Dusky-headed parakeets (Aratinga weddellii)
Local name: Perico de Cabeza sucia
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Blue-and-yellow macaws; Scarlet macaws; and parrots on clay lick
Blue-and-yellow macaws; Scarlet macaws; and parrots on clay lick
Birds and other animals feed on clay to help detoxify seeds they eat.
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)



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