Brown-hooded Parrot (Pyrilia haematotis), family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes, found in Mexico, Central America, and Colombia

photograph by @jeffreypatrickkarnes

Orange-cheeked Parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi), family Psittacidae, found in NW South America

Photograph by @jaceballos_nature

Brown-hooded Parrot (Pyrilia haematotis), family Psittacidae, Costa Rica

photograph by Andy Morffew

Rose-faced Parrot (Pyrilia pulchra), family Psittacidae, Ecuador

Photograph by Andres Vasquez Noboa

Rose-faced Parrot (Pyrilia pulchra), family Psittacidae, Ecuador

Photograph by Barbel Miemietz

Orange-cheeked Parrots (Pyrilia barrabandi) and Cobalt-winged Parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera), both in the family Psittacidae, at the clay lick along the Napo River in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

• Many species of parrot visit clay outcrops, because they crave that mineral… for medicinal purposes. The clay allows them to eat many fruits which would otherwise upset their stomachs.

photograph by Dennis Binda

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• This one is for Paxon. We spent many hours together at this particular clay lick. Love you, xoxo!

Rose-faced Parrot (Pyrilia pulchra), family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes, Ecuador

Photograph by Jose | Tropical Birding Tours

Bald Parrot (Pyrilia aurantiocephala), family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes, Brazil

photograph by Source

White-crowned Parrot (Pionus senilis), family Psittacidae, found in Mexico and Central America

photograph by Leonardo Valverde

Red Prowfish (Pataecus fronto), family Pataecidae, order Scorpaeniformes, found in the coastal waters of western and southern Australia

photograph by JW Turnbull