Parrots in the Wild
Canary-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus By DART HUMESTON Š 2003 Canary-winged Parakeet feeding on a shaving brush tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum) flower in Florida. Other Brotogeris species in Peru feed on the nectar and seeds of a closely related tree - the kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) pulling out clouds of white cottony fluff in search of seeds - the fluff, also known as kapok, provided the stuffing for life preservers until the middle of the 20th century. The Canary-winged Parakeet is frequently successful at establishing feral populations in North American cities, including a population which has lived in San Francisco for decades. For more bird photos, see www.dartscape.com.
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