Parrots (Psittacidae)
Mexican Parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius) - HBW 4, p. 449
French: Toui du Mexique
German: Blaubürzel-Sperlingspapagei
Spanish: Cotorrita Mexicana
Other common names: Blue-rumped Parrotlet
Taxonomy: Psittacula cyanopygia Souancé, 1856, north-western Mexico.
Possible race pallidus likely to be indistinct from nominate or representing N end of cline. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cyanopygius (Souancé, 1856) - W Mexico.
- insularis (Ridgway, 1888) - Tres Marías Is, off W Mexico.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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bird perching
Locality El Tuito, Jalisco State, Mexico (Northern)
Hector Ceballos-Lascurain 10 February 2010 10 weeks ago 2.3 -
female chowing down
Locality San Blas, Nayarit State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp cyanopygius)
Michael Retter 1 February 2008 2 years ago 1.5
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