Multicolored parrots or parakeets in northeast Tenerife? (1 Viewer)

[uptempo128]

I'm staying in northeast Tenerife and saw a group of stunning medium-sized multicolored birds flying in the valley near San Andres in/near Parque Rural de Anaga. Most were colored differently and each seemed to have bright, shiny multicolored feathers. Greens, oranges, pinks, yellows, etc.

I read a little online and am wondering if they were some sort of parrot or could have been rose-ringed parakeets. I saw some old posts but wasn't sure if those birds could actually have so many colors in one group.

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Hi, I would like to ask you, if you think it is possible to determine the species of a parrot from this horrible photo. The picture was taken on Playa de la Pinta, Costa Adeje, Tenerife, 3 days ago. Thanks a lot.

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I shot this video. Probably not helpful but you can sort of see the different colors at the end.

Long short but figured I'd ask.

 

[delia todd]

Hi Uptempo and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators. I think I'll move your post to the ID forum, where I think it will maybe get wider attention from our members who are so good at IDing difficult birds.

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I look forward to hearing your news.

 

[uptempo128]

Hi Uptempo and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators. I think I'll move your post to the ID forum, where I think it will maybe get wider attention from our members who are so good at IDing difficult birds.

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I look forward to hearing your news.

oh sorry and thank you!

 

[delia todd]

oh sorry and thank you!

No need to apologise - it wasn't exactly in the "wrong" place, I just thought this forum would be better for getting an identification.

They're already lining up to have a go at it LOL

 

[Maffong]

A very weird video you have there. Either someone let loose half a dozen of different parrot species, which I highly doubt (flight pattern and habitat don't really fit for parrots) or these are very colorful Rock Pigeons.
Compare e.g. here
Pigeon breeders can be quite peculiar with such things. I've come across birds with bright pink axillaries. Explanations online ranged from "the color is poisonous if ingested by raptors" to "raptors won't recognise/will be deterred from these birds as typical prey".

 

[jurek]

They look like domestic pigeons dyed by their owner(s), possibly because they believe this confuses falcons.

 

[uptempo128]

Peculiar indeed! Had no idea.

The birds were far in my video but when they did fly close to us, they didn't look like pigeons and appeared more naturally colored.

Apparently, parrots may have escaped from nearby Loro Parque

Never been to Tenerife but a few years back a work mate (a parrot breeder) says he saw a number of parrot species flying wild on Tenerife and that a number of species were living wild after escaping from Loro park.

But wouldn't explain @Maffong observation about flight patterns or the different colors.

Thanks for the responses! Maybe it was pigeons. of course i didn't have my binoculars handy.

 

[Maffong]

There are feral populations of Ring-necked Parakeets and Nanday Parakeets on Tenerife, but they live in the cities, are loud and not nearly as colourful as your flock

 

[nartreb]

The flight patterns, tail shape, etc look much more like pigeons than parrots to me, and the differing colors do not match any species in nature. I concur with dyed pigeons.

 

[THE_FERN]

Peculiar indeed! Had no idea.

The birds were far in my video but when they did fly close to us, they didn't look like pigeons and appeared more naturally colored.

Apparently, parrots may have escaped from nearby Loro Parque



But wouldn't explain @Maffong observation about flight patterns or the different colors.

Thanks for the responses! Maybe it was pigeons. of course i didn't have my binoculars handy.

Never seen a parrot those colours. Pigeons for me. We saw this (dyeing) in Cuba recently

 

[jurek]

I saw myself flocks of escaped parrots in Tenerife near the Loro Parque zoo, but the flight and colors of your birds don't match parrots.