About the Spot-winged Parrotlet
The spot-winged parrotlet is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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The spot-winged parrotlet is 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 71 to 84 g (2.5 to 3.0 oz). Its head, body, and tail are green, with the body darker above than below. The male's wings are dusky brown with whitish tips on their coverts that give the species its English name; two of the coverts have orange tips. Females have green coverts with black bases. Voice: The spot-winged parrotlet's flight call is "a harsh repeated 'ddreet-ddreet-ddreet-ddreet'." "ndividuals of groups call simultaneously, resulting in a continuous noisy chattering." It also makes "a rapid chattering 'wi-chi-chi'."
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What the Spot-winged Parrotlet sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in September · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Brown-backed ParrotletTouit melanonotusThe brown-backed parrotlet also known as the black-backed parrotlet, the black-eared parrotlet, and Wied's parrotlet, is a small green parrot found in south-eastern Brazil from Bahia to southern São Paulo.
Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensisThe red-fronted parrotlet is about 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs about 80 g (2.8 oz).
Sapphire-rumped ParrotletTouit purpuratusThe sapphire-rumped parrotlet is 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 54 to 66 g (1.9 to 2.3 oz).
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