Dusky-billed Parrotlet (Forpus modestus)

Other Scientific Names
Forpus sclateri [BirdLife International (2004)], Forpus sclateri [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Forpus sclateri [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Dusky-billed Parrotlet, Sclater's Parrotlet

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
12 - 13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gray, 1859)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical swamp forest. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Dusky-billed Parrotlet (Forpus modestus) [XC431930]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Parque Zoobot\u00e2nico da Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil (flight call)

Dusky-billed Parrotlet (Forpus modestus) [XC755347]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Santa Carmem, Mato Grosso, Rio Azul, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Precise boundaries between the two subspecies remain unclear.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

modestus (Cabanis, 1849) - Extreme eastern Colombia to Venezuela, the Guianas and northern Brazil.
sclateri (Gray, GR, 1859) - South-eastern Colombia, north-eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru and northern Bolivia east through Amazon basin to northern Brazil south of Amazon delta.
eidos Peters, JL, 1937 - Eastern Colombia and southern and south-eastern Venezuela (also outlying in Carabobo) through Guyana (two records) and southern French Guiana to northern Brazil.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Dusky-billed Parrotlet (Forpus modestus) - 10 files

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