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The blue-fronted parrotlet is about 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 59 to 71 g (2.1 to 2.5 oz). Its body is mostly green, darker above than below. Its forehead ("front") is blue; it has a white eye ring and a red line in front of and below the eye with more blue below it. Its crown and hindneck are bronze-green. It has much red on the wing's "wrist", and its primaries are black with green outer edges. Its underwing coverts are yellow. Its central tail feathers are black and the others yellow with black tips. Voice: The blue-fronted parrotlet's most common calls are "a slightly nasal "chree" or bisyllabic "chu-ree"." Flocks in flight call together, "resulting in a continuous, noisy chattering." When perched it also makes "a soft churring "krr"."
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When to see the Blue-fronted Parrotlet
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Blue-fronted Parrotlet
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Blue-fronted Parrotlet
The blue-fronted parrotlet is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela.
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Easily confused with
Lilac-tailed ParrotletTouit batavicusThe violet-tailed parrotlet is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long and weighs 52 to 72 g (1.8 to 2.5 oz).
Scarlet-shouldered ParrotletTouit huetiiThe scarlet-shouldered parrotlet is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 58 to 62 g (2.0 to 2.2 oz).
Golden-tailed ParrotletTouit surdusThe golden-tailed parrotlet is about 16 cm (6.3 in) long.
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