A Brazilian youth game was bizarrely halted at the weekend when a parrot attacked a player.Flamengo were taking on Ceara in the Brazil Under 15 Cup on Saturday, but the match took an unusual turn just 17 minutes into the first half.As one Flamengo defender attempted to pass the ball to a team-mate, a blue-and-yellow parrot swooped down towards him, forcing the player to dive to the floor in panic. The bird then appeared set to go for another player until it flew away at the last moment. It went on to pester several other players, causing the referee to pause the game, before it eventually flew off.However, it returned about 25 minutes later when it came down and perched on the pitch, leading to another stoppage. A Brazilian youth game was bizarrely halted at the weekend when a parrot attacked a player The parrot went on to pester several other players and caused two stoppages in the matchThe bird was later identified as a blue and yellow macaw, a parrot that is typically found in the tropical rainforests of South America. Flamengo went 1-0 up in the match, but, perhaps impacted by the stoppages, suffered a 2-1 defeat.The parrot intervention is unusual, but not new, with an amateur game in Turkey between Istanbul Yurdum and Mevlanakapi Guzelhisar halted earlier this year when a seagull was hit by the ball.The bird dropped to the ground and players rushed to its aid, with the Istanbul captain Gani Catan seen giving CPR to it. Catan later carried the seagull to the side of the pitch where it received further medical treatment.