Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Mexican Parrotlet
Forpus cyanopygius
Mexican Parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius) — Parrots & Cockatoos of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Mexican Parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius) is a member of the Psittacidae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 33.5 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Psittaciformes
- Family Psittacidae African & New World Parrots
- Genus Forpus
- Species cyanopygius
Quick facts
- Weight
- 33.5 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Mexican Parrotlet is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Mexican Parrotlet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Mexican Parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius) belongs to the Psittacidae family of the order Psittaciformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA w Mexico.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 33.5 g, with a wing length of about 8.5 cm and a tail of around 4 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 116,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Mexican Parrotlet?
The Mexican Parrotlet is a small bird that weighs around 33.5 g.
Where does the Mexican Parrotlet live?
The Mexican Parrotlet is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA w Mexico, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Mexican Parrotlet belong to?
The Mexican Parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius) belongs to the Psittacidae family, in the order Psittaciformes.
What does the Mexican Parrotlet eat?
The Mexican Parrotlet is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Mexican Parrotlet migrate?
The Mexican Parrotlet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Mexican Parrotlet endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Mexican Parrotlet make?
1 real field recording of the Mexican Parrotlet can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Mexican Parrotlet's range?
The Mexican Parrotlet has a mapped global range of about 116,000 km².
Conservation
Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.
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