- Forpus coelestis
Identification
Female left, male right. Locality: Chongon, Guayas Province. Ecuador
Pacific Parrotlets grow to around 5 inches in length, and their plumage is predominantly green in color. Their irises and legs are brown, and their bills are horn-colored. Male Pacific Parrotlets have a blue line behind each eye and their forehead and faces are washed with bright yellow coloring. The necks and upper backs are a bluish-gray color, while their under-wing coverts and lower back extending to the rump are a brilliant cobalt blue. All of the wing coverts are bright blue except the undersides of the flight feathers, which are bluish-green. Males' flanks and the sides of their breasts are gray. The upper tail coverts are a bluish-green also, and the rest of the tail is green. Females have emerald green feathers where males have blue, but they may have rumps, which are turquoise and a slight blue coloration behind their eyes. Where the undercarriage of the male is grayer, females have a brighter green coloring. Female Pacific Parrotlets also have less yellow coloration over their heads than do males.
Distribution
Pacific Parrotlets are native to the dry tropical forests and savannahs of Peru and Ecuador. They inhabit wide areas of forest in South America and Central America.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Forests
Behaviour
They are known to eat seeds, buds, and flowers. Breeding information: Often laying 4-6 eggs per clutch, members of the Forpus family are very prolific.
