Spectacled Parrotlet

Eye Ring Parrotlets ( Forpus conspicillatus )

The eye ring Parrotlet ( Forpus conspicillatus ), also glasses or goggles Parrotlet parrot, a parrot belonging to the Neuweltpapageien ( arinaE ) is belongs to the family of parrots authentics ( Psittacidae ). The stock is assessed by the IUCN as endangered not (Least Concern ).

Features

The eye ring Parrotlet reaches a body length of 12 to 13 cm. He is the only species of the genus, in the male, a blue area at or above the eyes. In the male, you can also see on the wing upper surface, a light blue tint. The rump and the lower wing surface is intense royal blue. The female is pure green with emerald eyes ring.

The color of the feet is brownish to flesh color, the beak is pale pink.

Dissemination

The range of the species extends from eastern Panama through Colombia to the south-west of Venezuela. The eye ring Parrotlet is mainly at altitudes 200-1800 m, occasionally to 2600 meters before.

Way of life

The eye ring Parrotlet comes in pairs or in small groups before. It feeds on grasses and their seeds, small berries and fruits.

System

As subspecies are Forpus conspicillatus caucae ( Chapman, 1915), Forpus conspicillatus conspicillatus ( Lafresnaye, 1848) and Forpus conspicillatus metae Borrero & Camacho, 1961 known.

F. c. caucae is slightly larger than the nominate race, which is especially true for the wings and the tail. The beak is slightly stronger. The blue areas on the rump, the inner wing feathers, the upper and lower wing covers are less purple, but blue.

In F. c. metae is slightly yellowish coloration of the lower. In particular, the green cheek area has a yellow tinge.

Frédéric de Lafresnaye described the eye ring Parrotlet originally under the name Psittacula conspicillata. Only later did he slammed the genus Forpus.