Green-rumped Parrotlets aka Guiana Parrotlets
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Distribution:
Restricted to French Guiana, Suriname and Guyana. The birds introduced to Martinique may also have been of this race.
Description::
The male is mainly emerald-green in coloration, over the forehead and cheeks, with a grayish suffusion to the nape and hindneck. The underparts are also emerald-green, as is the lower back and rump, although pale blue suffusion may be apparent on the green of the lower back. The bend of the wing and the carpal edge are blue. Both the under wing coverts and the primary coverts are violet-blue, with the secondaries being a paler shade of blue. The lower surface of the flight feathers is bluish green, while the tail feathers are entirely green, but of a paler shade underneath. Beak whitish pink in color; legs pinkish; irides dark brown.
Hens can be distinguished easily because they lack the blue plumage evident in cocks. Their foreheads are also more brightly colored, being a strong shade of yellowish green.
Young Birds resemble adults in appearance.
Genus: Scientific: Forpus ... English: Parrotlets ... Dutch: Muspapegaaien ... German: Sperlingspapageien ... French: Perruche moineau 
Species: Scientific: Forpus passerinus passerinus aka Forpus guianensis ... English: Green-rumped Parrotlet, Guiana Parrotlet ... Dutch: Groene Muspapegaai, Blauwvleugelige Dwergpapegaai ... German: Grünbürzel Sperlingspapagei ... French: Perruche moineau de Guyane CITES II - Endangered Species Sub-species: cyanophanes, viridessimus, passerinus, cyanochlorus, deliciosus Distribution: Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana
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Sub-species:
Rio Hacha Parrotlets: Genus: Scientific: Forpus ... English: Parrotlets ... Dutch: Muspapegaaien ... German: Sperlingspapageien ... French: Perruche moineau Species: Scientific: Forpus passerinus cyanophanes ... English: Rio Hacha Parrotlet ... Dutch: Rio Hacha Groene Muspapegaai ... German: Ria Hacha Grünbürzel Sperlingspapagei ... French: Perruche moineau de Guyana Césare CITES II - Endangered Species
Distribution: Confined to northern Colombia, inhabiting an area to the east of the Santa Marta Mountains. It extends southwards in a strip bordered also by the Sierra de Perija via the valley of the Cesare River, reaching Camperucho.
Description: Similar to F. p. viridissimus, in the case of the cock, but distinguishable by the more widespread violet-blue plumage over the primary and secondary coverts, which is noticeable when the bird is resting. In addition, the under wing coverts are also more prominently marked with violet-blue. Hens of this race are apparently identical to those of F. p. passerinus.
May be described as the Rio Hacha Parrotlet.
Related Websites: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 3 - click on link to view photo.)
Santarém Passerin Parrotlets aka Delicate Parrotlets:: Genus: Scientific: Forpus ... English: Parrotlets ... Dutch: Muspapegaaien ... German: Sperlingspapageien ... French: Perruche moineau Species: Scientific: Forpus passerinus deliciosus ... English: Santarém Passerin Parrotlet ... Dutch: Amazone Groene Muspapegaai ... German: Amazonas Grünbürzel Sperlingspapagei ... French: Perruche moineau de Guyana Ridgeway CITES II - Endangered Species
Distribution:: Found in northern Brazil, in the vicinity of the Amazon River extending from the lower Madeira River in eastern Amazonas eastwards as far as the Anapu River in Para. Also ranges further east on the northern side, reaching Macapa in Amapa.
Description: Resembles the nominate race, but the emerald-green of the lower back and rump is heavily suffused with pale blue, with the upper tail coverts being greenish yellow in the case of the cock. The secondaries are violet-blue, with pale green edges, while the greater upper wing coverts are similarly colored along their shafts, and pale blue elsewhere. Hens have a more prominent area of yellow on the forehead than those of F. p. passerinus.
This race is sometimes described as the Delicate Parrotlet. [The Atlas of Parrots, Dr. David Alderton (1991)]
Related Websites: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 5 - click on link to view photo.)
Schlegel's Parrotlets: Genus: Scientific: Forpus ... English: Parrotlets ... Dutch: Muspapegaaien ... German: Sperlingspapageien ... French: Perruche moineau Species: Scientific: Forpus passerinus cyanochlorus ... English: Schlegel's Parrotlet ... Dutch: Schlegels Groene Muspapegaai ... German: Schlegels Grünbürzel Sperlingspapagei ... French: Perruche moineau de Guyana Branco CITES II - Endangered Species
Distribution: Found only in the vicinity of the upper Rio Branco, in Roraima, Brazil.
Description: This isolated population is very similar to F. p. passerinus, but is a yellower shade of green on the underparts, as well as on the lower back and rump. The beak is also said to be somewhat smaller. Known both as Hartlaub's Parrotlet and as Schlegel's Parrotlet.
Related Websites: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 4 - click on link to view photo.)
Venezuelan Green Parrotlets: Genus: Scientific: Forpus ... English: Parrotlets ... Dutch: Muspapegaaien ... German: Sperlingspapageien ... French: Perruche moineau Species: Scientific: Forpus passerinus viridissimus ... English: Venezuelan Green Parrotlet ... Dutch: Venezuela Groene Muspapegaai ... German: Venezuela Grünbürzel Sperlingspapagei ... French: Perruche moineau de Barbados CITES II - Endangered Species
Distribution: Found across the north of Venezuela from northern Bolivar and the Delta Amacuro, being found to the south of the Orinoco River, extending eastwards to the vicinity of the Zulia River valley in Norte de Santander, in the north of Colombia. Introduced to Trinidad, as well as to Barbados and Jamaica, plus Curacao in the Netherlands Antilles.
Description: Cocks of this race are generally darker in coloration, especially over the wings. The plumage also tends to be bluer, although the area of blue under the wings is smaller and does not reach the carpal edge, as in the nominate race. Both axillaries and under wing coverts are bluish green, with violet blue evident on the lesser under wing coverts. Hens are very similar to those of F. p. passerinus, but may have less colorful foreheads. Their legs may also be lighter in color.
This particular race is known both as the Caracas Parrotlet and as the Venezuelan Green-rumped Parrotlet
Related Websites: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 2 - click on link to view photo.)
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