I was wrong. But that's okay. It's happened before.

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I wrote recently about food vans that came to the oval near us. One couple there had some parrots on a lead and I wrote about them too. I thought the parrots were sun conures but it seems I was wrong. The couple and their birds were at the opening of the shopping centre near us and Vince spoke to them and took photos for me. They are caique parrots. I thought they might have been young sun conures because of their short, square tails but this is a characteristic of the breed. They are native to South America, with different species coming from different regions north and south of the Amazon River. They are stocky with strong legs and feet. There are several varieties including black-headed and white-bellied so I don’t know what these two are. They bond well with humans, are not very good fliers, being a bit clumsy and slow compared to other birds. They also get tired and winded after a short distance. Thanks to Vince for the great photo.