Orange-Chinned Parakeet
Species:
Taxonomy: (Brotogeris jugularis)
Story: Like all of my friends who live here at Alturas, I was kept as an illegal pet. Many of my kind are frequently captured from the wild to be kept as pets. We are one of the most commonly confiscated birds from the illegal pet trade in Costa Rica. Perhaps this is because of our small size, but what people don’t realize is that we do not do well in captivity. We are very prone to stress and are good at hiding the signs and symptoms.
