Indigo-winged Parrot (Hapalopsittaca fuertesi)

Other Names (World)
Indigo-winged Parrot, Fuertes's Parrot

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
23 - 24 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Chapman, 1912)

Habitat
Mature montane cloud forest with a high occurrence of mistletoe, the berries being a key food source. From 2,610 - 3,600 m, but mostly 3,300 - 3,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B).

Central Andes of Colombia.

Population
Estimated population is 50 - 249 (2010) and decreasing.

Status CR
Forest loss for cattle pasture and selective logging of mature trees for timber and firewood is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Flight call is a gull-like disyllabic 'reh-enk'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (24)...)

Fuertes's Parrot (Hapalopsittaca fuertesi) [XC326763]
by Alejandro Pinto-G\u00f3mez from RNA Fuertesi, near Cajamarca, Tolima, Colombia (flight call)

Fuertes's Parrot (Hapalopsittaca fuertesi) [XC129435]
by Alejandro Pinto-G\u00f3mez from Finca La Judea, Vereda Pedregales Alto, G\u00e9nova, Quindio, Colombia (flight call)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Rusty-faced Parrot (Hapalopsittaca amazonina) and Red-faced Parrot (Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops), and all have commonly been considered conspecific.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Subspecies velezi of Rusty-faced Parrot (Hapalopsittaca amazonina) which has more red on head, yellow streaking on sides of head and green hindneck concolourous with mantle.

References
See References.

Files:

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