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Parrots in My Costa Rican Neighborhood

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The most common urban parakeet, this is the one that has become adapted to nesting on buildings, including the center of San Jose. This is the only parrot in the Central Valley with a short tail, white crown, and bat-like flight whereby the wings are flapped below the plane of the body. White-fronted Parrot.

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