Blue-winged Parrotlet (Forpus xanthopterygius)

Identification & Behavior: ~12 cm (5 in). The male Blue-winged Parrotlet has a bright blue rump, underwing coverts, and wings. The female is all green. The bill is pale. It is similar to the Dusky-billed Parrotlet but is distinguished by having a pale bill and lacking the yellow forehead of the female Dusky-billed Parrotlet. Their vocalizations are different.

Status: The Blue-winged Parrotlet is uncommon in the northern half of the eastern Amazonian lowlands. It is known to range up to 1050 m along the foothill of the Andes. It also occurs further south in disjunct populations. The Blue-winged Parrotlet also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Periquito de Ala Azúl.

Sub-species: Blue-winged Parrotlet (Forpus xanthopterygius crassirostris), Taczanowski, 1883. Extreme SE Colombia, E Ecuador and NE Peru to W Brazil (E to R Madeira).
(F. x. flavescens), Salvadori, 1891. SE Peru and EC Bolivia.

Meaning of Name: Forpus: Gr.  Not explained by probably phoreö= to possess and pous= foot or special type of foot. xanthopterygius: Gr. xanthos= yellow and pterux, pteros= wing, winged.

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