| Dusky-billed Parrotlet Forpus
sclateri (aka Forpus modestus) Brazilian name: Tuim de bico escuro |
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Carajás, Pará, Brazil October 2005 The Dusky-billed Parrotlet is distributed in the Amazon Basin. There is a distribution map on NatureServe. It is found in humid lowland forest particularly along rivers. They are noisy in flight but tend to be quiet when perched. |
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The main identifying feature is the dusky bill which is a lighter grey on the mandible. The male has a blue rump and has blue on the wings but this can be inconspicuous. The female is all green. | |||
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