24 January 2010, Old Gamboa Road, Summit, Panama

We found these small attractive parakeets to be fairly common in a variety
of lowland habitats. This individual was part of a small flock which was
devouring white pea-like flowers. This species is named for one of it's
most obscure field marks; the small orange spot on its chin, which is
barely visible in this photo. An easier mark is the bronzy color on the
wing coverts. The yellowish cast to the underparts is also unique among
parakeets in this genus.

Here I follow the AOU and Clements 6th edition. Other authorities (e.g.
Juniper & Parr) call this bird the Tovi Parakeet.

The species ranges from southern Mexico to northern South America although
escaped cage-birds have been seen in Florida. Two subspecies are
recognized. This is the more northerly nominate race characterized by an
all green back. Birds in South America have the bronzy color extending
from the wings across the back.

Digiscoped with Panasonic DMC-LZ5 | Nikon FieldScope 3 | 30X WA | hand-held
(no adapter)