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Hope for Thick-billed Parrots Reintroduction of the Kuhl's Lory
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November 2008
SPECIES PROFILE
Lilac-tailed Parrotlet (Touit batavica)
AKA: Seven-coloured Parrotlet, Blackwinged Parrotlet, Scopoli's Parrotlet Size: 14cm (5.5 in) Adult Weight: 58-72g (2-2.5 oz) Range: Trinidad, Guianas, and possibly Amapa, N Brazil; also scattered across N Venezuela, reaching N Colombia. Habitat: Found up to 1700m (5576 ft) in primary forest or taller secondary growth in tropical and subtropical zones; also may be seen lower down at forest edge and at clearings in dry deciduous and humid forest. Wild Diet: Feeds on flowers, fruits and seeds. Threat Summary: This species may have declined locally owing to deforestation. Ecology: Seen generally in flocks of 10-30 individuals or more outside breeding season. Highly social when feeding and at roost. Keeps to upper stages of canopy, but comes lower in fruiting trees. Continuous chattering whilst in flight.
Photos: Š Maria Isabel Fernandez
November 2008 PsittaScene 17