- Touit stictopterus
Identification
17-18 cm. Green, dusky brown wings, whitish tips to coverts and orange tips to two outer median coverts. Female and immature have green wing-coverts with black bases. Similar spp. Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet T. huetii.
Distribution
Occurs locally in Andes of southern Colombia to Ecuador and north eastern Peru
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Tall humid montane forests.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fruit and maize.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Spot-winged Parrotlet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Spot-winged_Parrotlet
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
