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Amazonian Parrotlet (Nannopsittaca dachilleae)
Amazonian Parrotlet, Peru
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Did You Know?
The Amazonian Parrotlet was first discovered in 1991.
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Not AvailableStatus in the Wild
World Population:Not recorded
Range: Western Amazon River basin, where recorded in E Peru from Iquitos district, Loreto, drainages of Rio Ucayali, Ucayali and Rio Manu, Madre de Dios, and along Rio Heath, La Paz, NW Bolivia.
Habitat:
Found up to 300m (984 ft) in lowland forest near rivers and streams, Calocophyllum and Cecropia sp. treed areas, and bamboo groves.
Threat Summary:
This species' habitat has been subjected to oil exploration, mining, some logging and the resulting human encroachment that accompanies these.
IUCN Rating:
Near-threatened
Wild Diet:
Feeds on seeds of bushes, trees and bamboo, fruits, vines, Cecropia catkins and seeds of Vernonia and bamboo Guadua.
CITES Rating:
Appendix II
Ecology:
Social and active; forms flocks of up to 12 individuals. Frequents mineral-rich river banks with other parrots. Nests in large arboreal bromeliad or epiphyte.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Not recorded
Breeding Season:
Possibly July-September
Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.natureserve.org/aboutUs/latinamerica/maps_birds.jsp
More Info Sites:
http://www.natureserve.org/infonatura/servlet/InfoNatura?searchName=Nannopsittaca+dachilleae
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v108n02/p0225-p0229.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazonian_Parrotlet
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