Parrots

Blue-fronted Parrotlet

Touit dilectissimus

The Blue-fronted Parrotlet (Touit dilectissimus) is a 65 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

Parrots

Order

Psittaciformes

Weight

65 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela.

Where to see it: Via Escuque-La Palma—Sector Campo Alegre y Areas Circunvecinas (Venezuela); El Pangán ProAves reserve (Colombia); Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa (Sergio y Doris) (Ecuador); Rio Silanche Bird Sanctuary (Ecuador); Alto Anchicayá - El Descanso (Doña Dora) (Colombia).

Photo: (c) Rafaella Cevallos Larrea, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist