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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. These are the species that call or fly within my sphere of birding nearly every day: Crimson-fronted Parakeet. They don’t like the leaves and detritus that gathers below the tree.

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