Family Parrots (Psittacidae)
Critically Endangered
Indigo-winged Parrot (Hapalopsittaca fuertesi)
Taxonomy
French: Caïque de Fuertes German: Fuertespapagei Spanish: Lorito de Fuertes
Other common names:
Fuertes's Parrot
Taxonomy:
Pionopsitta fuertesi
Chapman
, 1912,Laguneta, Cauca, Colombia
.Distribution:
W slope of C Andes of Colombia (Quindío, Risaralda).
Descriptive notes
23–24 cm; 124 g. Quite small and stocky parrot, with rather short, slightly tapered tail. Narrow red frontal band, while forecrown and area around eyes is olive-yellow... read more
Voice
Flight call is a rather nasal, grating “krraa”, which is rather Aratinga-like. When... read more
Habitat
Wet, epiphyte-rich temperate cloud forest including oaks Quercus at 2610–3490 m, the... read more
Food and feeding
All data gathered recently: preferentially selects fruits of Antidaphne viscoidea (Eremolepidaceae). Feeds in flocks of 7–15... read more
Breeding
Studies since 2003 have gathered extensive information on the species’ breeding ecology, with the nesting period being in Jan to May... read more
Movements
Unknown, but altitudinal displacements probably occur.
Status and conservation
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED. CITES II. Restricted-range species: present in Northern Central Andes EBA. Overall population estimated at 160–250 birds, and certainly fewer... read more
Forms a species-group with H. amazonina and H. pyrrhops, and all three have commonly been considered conspecific. Monotypic.