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Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet  (Touit huetii)

Also Known As: Red-winged Parrotlet, Huet's Parrotlet
 
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Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet on bank

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The Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet is so quiet and shy that individual birds are easily overlooked, whereas whole flocks of these birds suddenly appear in trees, as if out of nowhere.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Not recorded

Range: Scattered throughout Amazonia, from N Guyana, NE and S Venezuela and S Colombia to N Bolivia. Also in N Brazil south of Amazon River. Possibly in French Guiana and Trinidad.

Habitat:
Seen up to 1200m (3936 ft) in lowland humid forest and forest edge, and understorey. Found chiefly in terra firme forest but also varzea.

Threat Summary:
Probably is declining locally with deforestation. Some local trade.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Fruits, seeds, berries and small nuts.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Is gregarious, sometimes seen in large flocks. Nests communally in dense foliage of upper tree crown.

Clutch and Egg Size:
Not available

Breeding Season:
Possibly April-December.

More Info Sites:
Infonatura search for 'Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet'
http://www.geocities.com/project_tambopata_peru/birds_species_accounts.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet-shouldered_Parrotlet

http://www.oiseaux.net/birds/distribution/scarlet-shouldered.parrotlet.html