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Lilac-tailed Parrotlet  (Touit batavica)

Also Known As: Seven-colored Parrotlet, Black-winged Parrotlet, Scopoli's Parrotlet
 
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Lilac-tailed Parrotlet, outskirts of Caracas, Venezuela

Credit: © Maria Isabel Fernandez
 
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Care in Captivity
Pet Suitability:
Difficult to keep alive in captivity; refuses food during acclimatisation period. Deaths occur from starvation and unbalanced diet.

Captive Status:
Not usually seen in captivity.

Longevity:
Not available

Housing:
Keep indoors in cold, wet conditions, minimum temperature 20C (68 F), minimum length 2.1m (7 ft).

Enrichment:
Provide unsprayed, bird-safe variety of branches.

Nest Box Size:
Not available

Clutch Size:
Not available

Incubation Time:
Not available

Fledging Age:
Not available

Hatch Weight:
Not available

Peak Weight:
Not available

Weaning Weight:
Not available

Link to Specialist Club:
http://www.internationalparrotletsociety.org/

More Info Sites:
http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E287.htm&Pic=287_1.JPG