# Plain Parakeet

*Brotogeris tirica*

These parakeets are remarkably acrobatic, frequently hanging completely upside down to pluck berries and flowers from the thinnest twigs.

- **Taxonomy:** Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Psittaciformes › Psittacidae › Brotogeris
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Atlantic forest, humid woodlands, and urban parks with mature trees
- **Diet:** Fruits, seeds, flowers, nectar, and occasionally small insects
- **Range:** Eastern Brazil, Southern Brazil
- **Size:** 23-25 cm in length, weighing approximately 65 grams
- **Lifespan:** 10-15 years
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Habitat fragmentation, urbanization, and localized illegal pet trade capture
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless. Observe these active birds with binoculars as they forage in the canopy. If you encounter an injured individual, use gloves to place it in a ventilated box and contact local wildlife rehabilitation. Do not offer human food.

## About

The plain parakeet ( Brotogeris tirica ) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/45cf3894-59c4-4a6c-8d85-10139c2bf5ae
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19214
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brotogeris tirica
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/158896391/medium.jpg (Luiz Carlos  Rocha, CC-BY-SA, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.