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Indigo-winged Parrot  

Also Known As: Fuertes's Parrot, Azure-winged Parrot
 
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Profile of the recently rediscovered Indigo-winged or Fuertes Parrot

Credit: © Jorge Velasquez - Fundacion ProAves Columbia
 
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Did You Know?
The Fuertes parrot was only recently re-discovered after 90 yrs (it was thought to be extinct), with a very restricted range.

Species Profile
Genus:
Hapalopsittaca

Species:
fuertesi

Size: Adult Weight:
23cm (8.9 in) Not available

Races including nominate:
One

Colourization Adult: Both adults: narrow dull red stripe across front; forehead, green/yellow lores and around eyes to ear coverts; chin and area in front of cheeks green; crown blue; various dull red feathers on abdomen; bend of wing to lesser wing coverts, carpal edge and lesser underwing coverts dark red; tail brown/red tipped with purple/blue. Bill horn coloured with blue/grey at base of upper mandible. Eye green/yellow.

Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but with red frontal stripe absent; duller in colour; crown green slightly washed with pale blue; bend of wing to lesser wing coverts, carpal edge and lesser underwing coverts darker red. Eye grey.

Call: Somewhat squeaky; reminiscent of shore and sea gulls.

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Content Sources:

CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1650&m=0

Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/

xeno-canto America http://www.xeno-canto.org/index.php

Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.

Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi and Grajal, 2000.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.