The famous clay-licking parrots of Peru´s Amazon

In the Tambopata-Candamo Reserve Zone near Puerto Maldonado, this famous clay cliff attracts hundreds of macaws, parakeets, and parrots to nibble on its minerals and nutrients (it's thought that chemicals in the clay neutralize toxins in the plants that form a large part of the birds’diet).

Read more in Tripatini contributor Rohny Jones´ post Puerto Maldonado, Peru, Is a Prime Destination to Explore the Amazon.

 

Alvaro Becerra Figueroa

 

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