Riparian Parrotlet

The riparian parrotlet (Forpus crassirostris) or large-billed parrotlet is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. == Description == Riparian parrotlets are typically 12–13 centimetres (4.7–5.1 in) long and weigh about 28 grams (0.99 oz). Their bodies are mostly yellow-green. Eyes are dark brown and beaks and feet are light peach. Riparian parrotlets are sexually dimorphic: males have blue rumps and lower backs, with blue feathers along the leading edges of their wings and blue secondaries; primary coverts are blue-gray. Females have no blue feathers and a yellow-green belly. == Distribution == Riparian parrotlets are found in southeastern Colombia to northern Peru and western Brazil. There is a small population on São Sebastião Island. Though they do not fully migrate, it has been suggested that riparian parrotlets are altitudinal migrants: abundance of the species in lowland areas increased during winter and spring; this is likely because during these seasons, the main plants of the large-billed parrotlets' diet were budding and providing more food. Riparian parrotlets tend to inhabit forest edges, riparian woodlands, and degraded or deforested areas. == Conservation == This species is currently unrecognized by the IUCN Red List, so it does not have an official conservation status.…