General

Orange-winged Parrot: Medium-sized green parrot with yellow head and broad blue eyebrow. Shows small red-orange patch in secondary feathers while perched and in flight. When fanned out the tail shows pretty blue, orange, yellow, and green highlights. Sexes similar. Juvenile has brown eye.

Range and Habitat

Orange-winged Parrot: Widespread throughout the lowlands of northern South America with a preference for drier open areas and forest edges. Small population of escaped cage birds now established in Miami, Florida.

Breeding and Nesting

Orange-winged Parrot: Lays two to five white eggs from January to June in tree cavities. Female incubates for 21 days, and young are able to fly at about 60 days.

Foraging and Feeding

Orange-winged Parrot: Travels in groups of several pairs to 200 birds in search of fruits, flowers, and seeds. Forages along forest edges and second growth or around plantations and urban areas.

Vocalization

Orange-winged Parrot: Shrill screeching "klee-ik" and many other harsh squawks and screams.

Similar Species

Orange-winged Parrot: Yellow-crowned and Mealy Parrots both lack the yellow cheek. Yellow-shouldered Parrot lacks blue eyebrow.