Short-tailed Parrot, Zonein - Zanity's Animals of South America picture galleries and information files.

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Common name: Short-tailed Parrot Scientific name: Graydidascalus brachyurus Location: Amazon river and other major rivers in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Size: weight up to 233gms, length up to 24 cm Life Span: over 30 years Current Status: not endangered Habitat: forest and woodland types growing near major rivers Fast facts: --- adult birds have a small maroon-red spot on the shoulder and at the base of the outer tail-feathers. --- they eat fruit, berries, seeds, buds and flowers.	Peruvian Indians with Short-tailed Parrot (Graydidascalus brachyurus). Photo by Shea Hazarian