Family Parrots (Psittacidae)
Least Concern
Blue-fronted Parrotlet (Touit dilectissimus)
Taxonomy
French: Toui à front bleu German: Kronenpapagei Spanish: Cotorrita cariazul
Other common names:
Red-winged Parrotlet (when lumped with T. costaricensis)
Taxonomy:
Urochroma dilectissima
P. L. Sclater and Salvin
, 1871,south of Mérida, Venezuela
.Distribution:
E Panama through NE Colombia to Perijá Mts and Andes of W Venezuela, and S on Pacific slope to SW Ecuador (El Oro).
Descriptive notes
17–18 cm; 59–71 g. Green, paler on underparts; crown bronze-green except for blue forecrown; lores and subocular streak red, both bordered blue below; eyering... read more
Voice
Most common calls are a slightly nasal “chree” or bisyllabic “chu-ree”. In flight, individuals of (... read more
Habitat
Cloud forest and tall second growth in foothills and lower highlands, extending to lowlands at... read more
Food and feeding
Small fruits have been found in stomachs. Recorded in Ecuador feeding on fruits of Clusia cf. alata and ... read more
Breeding
Jun in Colombia; evidently May–Jun in Panama. Nest in arboreal termitarium. A nest in Colombia was c. 7 m above the ground; building... read more
Movements
Seasonal movements take birds into lowlands and up to 3000 m.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened (Least Concern). CITES II. Uncommon to rare; part of range in N Colombia now deforested, and suffers from habitat loss within a small range, Venezuela... read more
Sometimes treated as conspecific with T. costaricensis. Monotypic.