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Identification

South America: found in tropical south-eastern Peru and north-western Bolivia (and probably adjacent western Brazil)

Monotypic.

Lowland forests near bamboo and rivers.

Usually seen in small flocks of less than 20.

The diet includes seeds and fruit.

They nest in bromeliads or other epiphytes.

Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Wikipedia

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Amazonian Parrotlet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Amazonian_Parrotlet

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 ;[[: Category:Nannopsittaca|Nannopsittaca]] dachilleae
 ==Identification==
-It's stocky like a tiny Amazon parrot. Mainly green, it has powder-blue lores and forehead, paler yellow-green cheeks and chin.
+*Mostly green
+*Powder-blue lores and forehead
+*Pale yellow-green cheeks and chin.
 ==Distribution==
-The Amazonian Parrotlet, ''Nannopsittaca dachilleae'', is a recently described native parrot of the western Amazon basin, and can be found from southern [[Peru]] to northwest [[Bolivia]]. <sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>
+[[South America]]: found in tropical south-eastern [[Peru]] and north-western [[Bolivia]] (and probably adjacent western [[Brazil]])
 ==Taxonomy==
 Monotypic.
 ==Habitat==
-Its habitat is the  lowland forests near bamboo and rivers. <sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>
+Lowland forests near bamboo and rivers.
 ==Behaviour==
-It's not well  known, but considered near threatened. It eats primarily seeds and fruit and seems to nest in bromeliads or other epiphytes. Flocks are small, under 20 individuals <sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>
+Usually seen in small flocks of less than 20.
+====Diet====
+The diet includes seeds and fruit.
+====Breeding====
+They nest in bromeliads or other epiphytes.
 ==References==
-#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazonian_Parrotlet Wikipedia]
+#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Wikipedia
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
 {{GSearch|Nannopsittaca+dachilleae}}