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Alternative name: Manu Parrotlet

Nannopsittaca dachilleae

Identification

  • Mostly green
  • Powder-blue lores and forehead
  • Pale yellow-green cheeks and chin.

Distribution

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

Taxonomy

Monotypic.

Habitat

Lowland forests near bamboo and rivers.

Behaviour

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

  1. 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.
  2. Wikipedia

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External Links

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