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Blue-fronted parrotlet

Touit dilectissimus (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1871)

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The blue-fronted parrotlet (Touit dilectissimus) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 65 g to 66.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blue-fronted parrotlet (Touit dilectissimus)
Photo: Joseph Smit · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue-fronted parrotlet

Weight
65 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blue-fronted parrotlet live?

Not recorded

What is the blue-fronted parrotlet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The blue-fronted parrotlet (Touit dilectissimus) is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela.

From the Wikipedia article “Blue-fronted parrotlet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue-fronted_parrotlet&oldid=1319112060), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the blue-fronted parrotlet endangered?

The blue-fronted parrotlet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the blue-fronted parrotlet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusTouit
  7. SpeciesTouit dilectissimus (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1871)

Synonyms Touit dilectissima, Touit dilectissima, Touit dilectissima, Touit dilectissima, Touit dilectissima dilectissima, Urochroma dilectissima

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • ببغاء أزرق الجبهةArabic
  • cotorreta frontblavaCatalan
  • papoušek rudouchýCzech
  • papoušík modročelýCzech
  • Blåpandet StumppapegøjeDanish
  • KronenpapageiGerman
  • blufrunta papagetoEsperanto
  • Cotorrita cariazulSpanish
  • leektiib-väikepapagoiEstonian
  • siniotsa-aranenFinnish
  • Toui à front bleuFrench
  • crvenoramena papigicaCroatian
  • vöröskantárú papagájHungarian
  • vöröskantárú aprópapagájHungarian
  • Pappagallino frontebluItalian
  • アオビタイイロオインコJapanese
  • mėlynkaktė raibauodegė papūgaLithuanian
  • RoodvleugelpapegaaiDutch
  • blåøreparakittNorwegian
  • barwniczka niebieskoczelnaPolish
  • apuim-de-testa-azulPortuguese
  • periquito-de-testa-azulPortuguese
  • Синелобый туетиRussian
  • Синелобый пестрохвостый попугайRussian
  • tui belasočelýSlovak
  • amazoňan belasočelýSlovak
  • Crvenotemeni papagajSerbian
  • blåpannad dvärgparakitSwedish
  • Mavi Taçlı PapağanTurkish
  • папуга синьолобийUkrainian
  • 紅翅鸚哥Chinese
  • 蓝额鹦哥Chinese

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Relatives of the blue-fronted parrotlet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue-fronted parrotlet?

An adult blue-fronted parrotlet weighs 65 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blue-fronted parrotlet endangered?

The blue-fronted parrotlet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the blue-fronted parrotlet?

The blue-fronted parrotlet (Touit dilectissimus) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_fronted_parrotlet_2026,
  title = {Blue-fronted parrotlet (Touit dilectissimus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-fronted-parrotlet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}