Parrotlet | Feisty, Affectionate, and Willful Parrot Species

Parrotlets are a group of the tiniest New World species of the parrot, including numerous species, that is Forpus, Nannopsittaca, and Touit. They have sturdy shapes and short tails and are common in Middle and South America.

In the forests, Parrotlets travel in groups of about 4 to over 100 birds. Maximum species travel in groups of about 5 to 40 birds. They make enduring and tight couples relation with their selected mates.

Parrotlets are the tiniest parrots usually bred in captivity. The species Forpus, mostly the celestial or Pacific Parrotlet, is developing with convenience and accepted in aviculture due to their size.

Personality and Behavior

If left unaccompanied for a long time, the Parrotlet can lose some of its sociability. The Pacific Parrotlet, especially, does not realize that it is a small bird, and has a slight concern as facing other animals and humans. Parrotlets, generally, are energetic, loving, and intentional. If somebody wants an unlimited acquaintance they must hold only one bird, because a pair of parrotlets will perhaps bond hardly to each other without the holder. Though parrotlets are dimorphic and peaceful to keep together, and they do like each other’s company. They can also be kept peacefully in groups in large coops, but it’s good to keep them lonely from other parrots. They will fight for the things and territory, so keep them separate from other species.

Parrotlet Species

The species below (within three varieties) are thought to be Parrotlets:

Forpus

1.   Mexican Parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius)

2.   Green Rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus)

3.   Blue winged Parrotlet (Forpus xanthopterygius)

4.   Turquoise winged Parrotlet (Forpus spengeli)

5.   Large billed Parrotlet (Forpus crassirostris)

6.   Spectacled Parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus)

7.   Dusky Billed Parrotlet or Sclater's Parrotlet (Forpus modestus)

8.   Pacific Parrotlet or Celestial Parrotlet (Forpus coelestis)

9.   Yellow Faced Parrotlet (Forpus xanthops)

Touit

Touit Parrotlet is the type of parrotlets which were found in Venezuela Guyana region, Northern Andes, and Bahia. Only three of the seven species have ever been taken into aviculture, but none of them got successful.

1.   Lilac Tailed Parrotlet (Touit batavicus)

2.   Scarlet Shouldered Parrotlet (Touit huetii)

3.   Red Fronted Parrotlet (Touit costaricensis)

4.   Blue Fronted Parrotlet or Red Winged Parrotlet (Touit dilectissimus)

5.   Sapphire Rumped Parrotlet (Touit purpuratus)

6.   Brown Backed Parrotlet (Touit melanonota)

7.   Golden Tailed Parrotlet (Touit surdus)

8.   Spot Winged Parrotlet (Touit stictopterus)

Nannopsittaca

There are two kinds of Parrotlets in group “Nannopsittaca”.

1.   Tepui Parrotlet (Nannopsittaca panychlora)

2.   Manu or Amazonian Parrotlet (Nannopsittaca dachilleae)