Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Spectacled Parrotlet
Forpus conspicillatus
Spectacled Parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus) — Parrots & Cockatoos of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Spectacled Parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus) is a member of the Psittacidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 26.4 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Psittaciformes
- Family Psittacidae African & New World Parrots
- Genus Forpus
- Species conspicillatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 26.4 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Spectacled Parrotlet is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Spectacled Parrotlet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Spectacled Parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus) belongs to the Psittacidae family of the order Psittaciformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Panama, Colombia, Venezuela.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 26.4 g, with a wing length of about 7.7 cm and a tail of around 3.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 321,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Spectacled Parrotlet?
The Spectacled Parrotlet is a small bird that weighs around 26.4 g.
Where does the Spectacled Parrotlet live?
The Spectacled Parrotlet is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Spectacled Parrotlet belong to?
The Spectacled Parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus) belongs to the Psittacidae family, in the order Psittaciformes.
What does the Spectacled Parrotlet eat?
The Spectacled Parrotlet is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Spectacled Parrotlet migrate?
The Spectacled Parrotlet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Spectacled Parrotlet endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Spectacled Parrotlet make?
1 real field recording of the Spectacled Parrotlet — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Spectacled Parrotlet's range?
The Spectacled Parrotlet has a mapped global range of about 321,000 km².
Conservation
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