It is very common to see this parrot eat the seeds of Chorisia speciosa in the reserve. Since these trees have not born fruit yet they eat those of the Syagrus romanzoffiana

Eating the fruits of Syagrus romanzoffiana

Tearing the fruit of the silk floss tree Chorisia speciosa to eat the seeds

The Yellow-chevroned Parakeet belongs in the Psittacid Family, which comprises macaws, parrots and parakeets. This is the smallest psittacid (23 cm) which has frequented Costanera up to now. Records are scattered throughout the year without a definite seasonal pattern. It is associated to the silk floss tree <em>Chorisia speciosa</em>, the fruits of which are torn with the bill to extract the seed. The fruit is big like an avocado. It is 15 cm and hangs, which makes the parakeet pirouette to reach the seed. The fruit has a woody shell and is stuffed with silk fibers. This parakeet perforates it and separates the fiber to get the seed. In the photo the woody shell has recently come off since the fibers still keep the form of the fruit and it has not broken apart yet. Inside it plenty of seeds are found. The seed is black and half centimeter in diameter. The peel is discarded.

If there are silk floss tree fruits Chorisia speciosa, these parakeets are likely to come down to eat