BROWN-THROATED PARAKEET, PORT OASIS ECO PARK, CRUISE PORT, CARTAGENA, COLUMBIA, 12/7/2023 - NEW SPECIES TO LIFE LIST

   We can ID this parakeet as a Brown-throated Parakeet as follows:

• Identified by Merlin as a Brown-throated Parakeet.
• Some of the various subspecies of the Brown-throated Parakeet have quite different plumage than the nominate race.  Also, the lighting was terrible as the parakeet was in the middle of a tree.
• Can't really see much of the underparts, but some yellow does show.
• The upperparts are greenish with some bluish on the wings and the tail.
• The crown appears bluish-gray.
• Grayish eyering with some yellowish/whitish feathers surrounding it.

   The Brown-throated Parakeet is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.