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Fuertes’s Parrot
Hapalopsittaca fuertesi
Fuertes's Parrot (Hapalopsittaca fuertesi) — Parrots & Cockatoos of South America.
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The Fuertes’s Parrot (Hapalopsittaca fuertesi) is a member of the Psittacidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 124 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Psittaciformes
- Family Psittacidae African & New World Parrots
- Genus Hapalopsittaca
- Species fuertesi
Quick facts
- Weight
- 124 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Fuertes’s Parrot is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Fuertes’s Parrot is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Fuertes’s Parrot (Hapalopsittaca fuertesi) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family, part of the order Psittaciformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA c Colombia.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 124 g, with a wing length of about 15.3 cm and a tail of around 8.6 cm.
It is classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List and is a focus of conservation concern. Endangered species face a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1,413 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Fuertes’s Parrot?
The Fuertes’s Parrot is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 124 g.
Where does the Fuertes’s Parrot live?
The Fuertes’s Parrot is found across South America with a range covering SA c Colombia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Fuertes’s Parrot belong to?
The Fuertes’s Parrot (Hapalopsittaca fuertesi) belongs to the Psittacidae family, in the order Psittaciformes.
What does the Fuertes’s Parrot eat?
The Fuertes’s Parrot is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Fuertes’s Parrot migrate?
The Fuertes’s Parrot is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Fuertes’s Parrot endangered?
It is classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List and is a focus of conservation concern Endangered species face a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What sound does the Fuertes’s Parrot make?
1 real field recording of the Fuertes’s Parrot — including its flight call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Fuertes’s Parrot's range?
The Fuertes’s Parrot has a mapped global range of about 1,413 km².
Conservation
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