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Status in the Wild

World Population:
Not recorded

Range:
F.x. xanthopterygius: NE Argentina in Misiones, NE Corrientes, E Chaco and E Formosa; and from Paraguay north through central and mideastern Brazil to N Bahia.
F.x. flavissimus: NE Brazil, from Maranhao, Ceara, and Paraiba south to N Bahia.
F.x. crassirostris: NE Peru, E Ecuador and SE Colombia east along both sides of Amazon River and smaller riverlets to C Amazonas, N Brazil.
F.x. olallae: found in Codajas and near Itacoatiara, on N bank of Amazon River in E Amazonas, N Brazil.
F.x. flavescens: CE Peru south to E Bolivia, in Beni and Santa Cruz.
F.x. spengeli: restricted to N Colombia, from Caribbean coastal region west and south of Santa Marta mountains, Atlantico, south along Rio Magdalena in Bolivar and Cesar.


Habitat:
Prefers drier wooded habitats such as open and riparian woodland, cerrado and caatinga; also found in savanna, palm groves, semi-arid scrubland and pastures. Found also along Amazon River in lighter riparian growth.

Threat Summary:
This species is not felt to have been affected by the wild bird trade.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Eats fruits of cecropia, seeds of Mikania and Trema mirantha and flowers of Ambrosia and Marcgravia.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Will forage in the open and sometimes on the ground. Highly social; found in groups of up to 50 individuals.

Clutch and Egg Size:
3-7 spherical to elliptical eggs, 19.0 x 15.0mm (0.7 x 0.6 in)

Breeding Season:
May-August

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.fitzpatrick.uct.ac.za/docs/escapees.html

More Info Sites:
http://www.bluemacaws.org/pantanal.htm

http://www.natureserve.org/infonatura/servlet/InfoNatura?searchName=Forpus+xanthopterygius

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-winged_Parrotlet

http://www.oiseaux.net/birds/distribution/blue-winged.parrotlet.html