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Status in the Wild

World Population:
Not recorded

Range:
F.c. conspicillatus: E Panama, west to upper Rio Bayano, and N Colombia from upper Rio Sinu valley and lower Rio Cauca valley east to western slopes of Cordillera Oriental in Boyaca and Cundinamarca.
F.c. metae: Eastern slopes of Cordillera Oriental in Boyaca, Cundinamarca, and Meta, C Colombia, and east through Vichada and Casanare to W Venezuela, along Rio Meta in western Apure.
F.c. caucae: W Colombia, in upper Rio Cauca valley in Antioquia and Caldas, Rio Dagua valley and western slopes of Cordillera Occidental in Valle, Rio Patia valley in Cauca and Narino, and coastal SW Narino.


Habitat:
Found up to 1600m (5248 ft) in lightly wooded habitats such as lowland evergreen forest edge, thorn scrub, llanos, gallery woodland and cultivated areas with scattered trees, venturing into denser forest where there are clearings with scattered trees.

Threat Summary:
May have been effected by the wild bird trade in Venezuela.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Feeds on grass and weed seeds, fruit, berries, blossoms and buds.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Social outside of breeding season. Forms communal roosts for the night. Feeds on the ground and in vegetation.

Clutch and Egg Size:
4-6 spherical to elliptical eggs, 18.0 x 16.0mm (0.7 x 0.6 in).

Breeding Season:
January-March

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.springerlink.com/content/7uhl2jrvh51r02t4/

http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Condor/files/issues/v094n01/p0280-p0282.pdf


More Info Sites:
http://www.naturescornermagazine.com/NaturesBlog/archives/2006/07/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectacled_Parrotlet

Vocal labelling of family members in Spectacled Parrotlets

http://cat.inist.fr/%3FaModele%3DafficheN&cpsidt%3D2332706

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/brill/beh/1991/00000119/F0020001/art00001