Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4

Spectacled Parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus)

French: Toui à lunettes German: Brillensperlingspapagei Spanish: Cotorrita de Anteojos

Taxonomy: Psittacula conspicillata Lafresnaye, 1848, Honda, upper Magdalena Valley, Colombia.
Proposed race “pallescens”, from Patía Valley of SW Colombia, is a nomen nudum. Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • conspicillatus (Lafresnaye, 1848) - E Panama and NC Colombia.
  • metae Borrero & Camacho, 1961 - C Colombia E to W Venezuela.
  • caucae (Chapman, 1915) - SW Colombia; possibly recorded (most likely this race) in W Ecuador.

  • Least Concern
  • Calls. Reinita de Cielo Azul Reserve, San Vicente de Chucurí, Santander Department, Colombia
    Nick Athanas 6 February 2007 14 weeks ago 3
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