Parrots (Psittacidae)
Pacific Parrotlet (Forpus coelestis) - HBW 4, p. 450
French: Toui céleste
German: Himmelsperlingspapagei
Spanish: Cotorrita de Piura
Other common names: Celestial/Western Parrotlet
Taxonomy: Agapornis coelestis Lesson, 1847, Peru.
Forms a superspecies with F. xanthops, with which has been considered conspecific. Monotypic.
Distribution: W Ecuador to NW Peru.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Several birds interacting on a tree Locality Río Palenque Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 18 February 2007 3 years ago 29 sec 3.9 -
Two distant birds on the top of a bush Locality Rafan, Lambayeque Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Luc Fazio 8 August 1999 3 years ago 20 sec 2.1
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Female perched while foraging on seeding tree
Locality Jorupe Reserve, Loja Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 16 August 2011 21 weeks ago 4 -
after taking a shower
Locality Germany
picopluma 11 August 2008 2 years ago 4 -
A male in thorny bushes
Locality Bagua (Bagua Chica), Amazonas Department, Peru
auf 19 August 2008 1 year ago 3.8 -
A male in thorny bushes
Locality Bagua (Bagua Chica), Amazonas Department, Peru
auf 19 August 2008 1 year ago 3.7 -
A fantastic parrotlet
Locality Loja Province, Ecuador
Santiago 7 June 2011 35 weeks ago 3.3 -
Female
Locality Cerro Blanco Protected Forest, Guayaquil, Guayas Province, Ecuador
mark sutton 28 June 2005 2 years ago 3.3
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Calls from several perched birds. Locality Machalilla National Park, Manabí Province, Ecuador
(Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 28 July 2001 2 years ago 4
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