Large-billed parrotlet
| Large-billed parrotlet | |
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Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Subfamily: | Arinae |
| Genus: | Forpus |
| Species: | F. crassirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Forpus crassirostris (Taczanowski, 1883) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Forpus xanthopterygius crassirostris | |
The large-billed parrotlet (Forpus crassirostris) is a small parrot found from southeastern Colombia to northern Peru and western Brazil. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the blue-winged parrotlet, and some taxonomic authorities (including the American Ornithological Society, still consider it so. The species blues are lighter than the blue-winged parrotlet, with primary coverts shading towards violet. It is generally smaller than the blue-winged parrotlet.
References
- Juniper & Parr (1998) Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World; ISBN 0-300-07453-0.
- Forshaw (2006) Parrots of the World: An Identification Guide; ISBN 0-691-09251-6.
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