The first photo was made by Ronald Teulings in Suriname (2007)
and the second one by KD Dijkstra near Berg en Dal in Suriname in
February 2008. In the coastal area nests are known from February
and March. The flying bird was seen by Roy Tjin in Paramaribo in
2009 .
The orange-winged is the most numerous parrot of Suriname, a
beautifull amazon parrot with a length of 34 cm. Of all birds,
this probably is also the one you will see and hear most in
Suriname, if you don't stay in town. Its main color is green with
yellow on its head and cheeks, some orange in the wings and a bit
of blue on the head.
Usually they fly in pairs and especially at sunset they are seen
in large groups flying to a roost. A group of hunderds of birds
is no rarity. The parrots make a lot of noise flying high over, calling their surinamese name
(kulekule). But they can be quiet too, for instance when eating
nuts or fruit. They can eat with hundreds of birds in a citrus
plantation and all you hear is some moverment of leaves, as I saw
in the Alliance plantation.
In Paramaribo you can also enjoy the sound and sight of amazons
flying high over. These parrots are game birds and in some
periods hunting is allowed. They are eaten ( the flesh must be
cooked a long time) and nestlings are raised to be kept as pets
(then they can be learned to 'talk'). Breeding is done in the
beginning of the year, high in holow trees.
The sound of an orange-winged parrot
(75 kB) has been taped near Paramaribo (Weg naar Zee). And there
are many more
pictures of Surinamese parrots
In 2007 an aberrantly colored yellow parrot (this mutation is called 'lutino') was seen among the Orange-winged parrots flying around in Paramaribo. This picture was made by Erik Toorman in June 2007. Above it a tame parrot and a chicken in a village in Suriname, photo made by KD Dijkstra and the photo made in French Guiana of a captive bird was made by Pascal Dubois in 2002.
Each small square indicates the observation of at least one (group) of these birds, the medium ones at least 4 observations on different days and the largest ones 10 or more. The color of each square indicates: blue for coastal area, yellow for savanna and red for rainforest. Biggest group 1200 (Ribot, Marienburg 1982). Blue in coastal area, yellow in savanna, red in forest, crosses above 500 m.
A Photo made by Rochelle Tjin Wong Joe of her tame parrot in Suriname (above) and one made by Ribot in the Zoo of Walsrode.
Below a picture by Roberto Plomp, in a Paramaribo garden, Suriname in 1996.
| Distribution in Suriname (explanation) | |
| Coastal area |  |
| Savanna | |
| Forests | |
| Mountain forests |  |
| Sipalawini savanna |  |
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Surinamese parrots: photo gallery
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