Blue-fronted Parrotlet |
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Also known as: Red-winged Parrotlet
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The Blue-fronted Parrotlet is an arboreal termitaria nester. This means it nests in termite mounds in trees.Academic Research
Related publications: Touit dilectissimusSpecies Profile
Genus: Touit | Species: dilectissimus
Size:
17cm (6.6 in)
Weight:
65g (2.3 oz)
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Male- underparts green/yellow; red lores and line below eye; dull blue forecrown and band from lores across upper cheeks to ear coverts; red bend of wing, lesser, outer median and inner primary coverts; red forewing; yellow underwing coverts; black central tail feathers with green toward bases; green/yellow lateral tail feathers tipped with black. Bill olive/yellow with grey at base. Eye ring bare and grey/white. Eye brown/yellow. Female- red on lesser and outer median wing coverts minimal or absent.
Colour Juvenile:
As in adult female, but with green forecrown with scattered blue feathers; red and blue facial markings absent. Eye grey.
Call:
Calls in flight are soft and high-pitched notes repeated several times between pauses. Calls are louder when taking flight.
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Content Sources:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
ML Media Collection Catalogue 105190, Blue-fronted Parrotlet Touit dilectissima, Macaulay, Linda, Darien, Panama, Jan. 21 2000, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Site
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
Lexicon of Parrots, Thomas Arndt.
Blue-fronted Parrotlets allopreening
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The Blue-fronted Parrotlet is an arboreal termitaria nester. This means it nests in termite mounds in trees.Academic Research
Related publications: Touit dilectissimusSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Not found in captivity.
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Not recorded.
Diet:
Not recorded.
Enrichment:
Not recorded.
Nest Box Size:
Not recorded.
Clutch Size:
Not recorded.
Incubation Time:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
Not recorded.
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Blue-fronted Parrotlets allopreening
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The Blue-fronted Parrotlet is an arboreal termitaria nester. This means it nests in termite mounds in trees.Academic Research
Related publications: Touit dilectissimusSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
Unknown, stable.
IUCN Red List Status:
Least Concern
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
Not globally threatened. Uncommon to rare. Presumed to be declining locally from deforestation in N Colombia and a contracted range in Venezuela; however, habitat still remains and little trade exists.
Range:
Cerro Jefe area, C Panama, to W Colombia, south on western slopes of Andes to El Oro, SW Ecuador, and N Colombia, at northern extremity of Cordillera Oriental, Norte de Santander-Cesar border, east to Trujillo, NW Venezuela.
Habitat:
Found from 500-2000m (1640-6560 ft) in humid and wet forest, including tall secondary growth forest and cloud forest, mainly in upland country.
Wild Diet:
Diet includes small seeds, fruits and blossoms. Recorded in Ecuador feeding on fruits of Clusia cf. alata.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Gregarious; birds roost communally in forest canopy. Some seasonal and altitudinal movements, presumably in response to food availability. Usually seen in pairs or small groups of up to 15 individuals. Easily overlooked while quietly feeding in canopy.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Not recorded.
Breeding Season:
Jun, Colombia; May–June, Panama. Nest is in arboreal termitarium.
Related Links:
Wikipedia
Research: Notes on the feeding activity and diet of the Blue-fronted Parrotlet in NW Ecuador
Research: First nesting record of Blue-fronted Parrotlet with some ecological notes
Blue-fronted Parrotlets allopreening
© Nick Athanas [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Flickr
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The Blue-fronted Parrotlet is an arboreal termitaria nester. This means it nests in termite mounds in trees.Academic Research
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