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Mexican Parrotlet
Also Known As: Blue-rumped Parrotlet, Turquoise-rumped Parrotlet, Sonora Parrotlet (F.c. pallidus), Grayson's Parrotlet (F.c. insularis)
Mexican Parrotlet
Credit: © Reta Bray
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The Mexican Parrotlet wanders frequently in search of food, perhaps more than most parrotlets. This presents fluctuating numbers in any given area, making a quantitative assessment of this species difficult.
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Not AvailableSpecies Profile
Genus:Forpus
Species:
cyanopygius
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 13cm (5 in) | 30g (1 oz) |
Races including nominate:
three: F.c. cyanopygius, F.c. pallidus, F.c. insularis
Colourization Adult: F.c. cyanopygius: male- in general green in colour; turquoise/blue lower back, rump, and underwing coverts; blue secondary feathers, margined paler blue on outer webs of feathers; secondary coverts blue. Bill pale horn in colour. Eye brown. Female- yellow/green markings where is blue in male. F.c. pallidus: both adults in general paler than cyanopygius. F.c. insularis: male- darker green upperparts; blue/green underparts; darker blue on rump and lower back. Female- as in cyanopygius, but upperparts darker green.
Colourization Juvenile: F.c. cyanopygius: as in adults but young male has blue markings intermixed with green.
Call: Calls made in flight or when perched a rolling series of squeaky notes; may be heard at some distance. While feeding occasional squawks.
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Content Sources:
Central Pets
Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E271.htm&Pic=271_1.JPG
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1614&m=0
xeno-canto America http://www.xeno-canto.org/index.php
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
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