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The parrotlet (Forpus passerinus) is a bird species from the Psittacidae family. It’s typical in tropical areas of South America, Caribbean regions like Colombia, Venezuela, and Trinidad, southern and eastern Guiana, and, in Brazil, throughout the Amazon River. It’s been taken to Jamaica, Curaçao, Barbados, and Tobago, and there’s no record of their appearance in Trinidad before 1916. Their habitats are opened gallery forests and dry scrublands. The female lays from 5 to 7 white eggs in one of the holes where there are termite nests, within hole logs on trees, and even in empty pipes. She initiates the incubation period for 18 days until the hatching. Also, they have to wait another 5 weeks approximately for their feathers to come out. The parrotlet is almost 12 cm long, and weighs 23 g; it’s the smallest parrot species found in America. It’s mainly bright green, with a pinkish bill and a small tail. The male has a bright blue patch at the flight feathers, and females sometimes with yellow on forecrown. The subspecies F. p. viridissimus from Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago have a darker green color than the already mentioned F.p. Passerinus, and males have a darker blue tone at the wings. Parrotlets make a clear chirping, and they feed on weed seeds. They are highly social, and they spend the night in communities. Most of them can be seen at dawn and dusk. This is a common and extended species that has been benefited from deforestation.