bird of the day: the amazonian parrotlet

the amazonian parrotlet, also known as the manu parrotlet, is a small parrot native to the amazon.

the amazonian parrotlet was only discovered in the 1970s, and little research has been done on them. they are somewhat elusive and hard to spot, and frequently are found mixed in with other species of parrotlet or larger birds.

the amazonian parrotlet is known to feed off of mainly bamboo seeds.

unlike some other species of parrotlet, the amazonian parrotlet is not sexually dimorphic – or, the current research, which has lacking, has not identified any differences between male and female plumage yet.

due to how little is known about the amazonian parrotlet, it’s hard to know whether or not they have a healthy population or if they are being affected by habitat loss or trapping, like many other species in their range.

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