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Mexican parrotlet

Forpus cyanopygius (Souancé, 1856)

NTNear Threatenedparrots

The mexican parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 33.4 g to 33.5 g and live up to 10.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Mexican parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius)
Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the mexican parrotlet

Weight
33.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
10.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mexican parrotlet live?

Not recorded

What is the mexican parrotlet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Mexican parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius), also known as the turquoise-rumped parrotlet or the Mexican blue-rumped parrotlet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae.

There are two subspecies: Grayson's parrotlet or the Tres Marias parrotlet (F. c. insularis) and F. c. cyanopygius.

From the Wikipedia article “Mexican parrotlet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mexican_parrotlet&oldid=1380696459), 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 mexican parrotlet endangered?

The mexican parrotlet is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the mexican parrotlet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusForpus
  7. SpeciesForpus cyanopygius (Souancé, 1856)

Synonyms Psittacula cyanopygia

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Blue-rumped parrotletEnglish
  • cotorreta de MèxicCatalan
  • papoušíček mexickýCzech
  • papoušíček modravýCzech
  • parotan MecsicoWelsh
  • Mexicansk SpurvepapegøjeDanish
  • Blaubürzel-SperlingspapageiGerman
  • meksika papagetoEsperanto
  • Perico catarinaSpanish
  • Cotorrita mexicanaSpanish
  • Periquito CatarinoSpanish
  • mehhiko värbpapagoiEstonian
  • meksikonaranenFinnish
  • Toui du MexiqueFrench
  • Forpus du MexiqueFrench
  • meksička papigicaCroatian
  • kékszárnyú verébpapagájHungarian
  • kékfarkcsíkú verébpapagájHungarian
  • Pappagallino del MessicoItalian
  • メキシコルリハシインコJapanese
  • meksikinė žvirblinė papūgėlėLithuanian
  • sinaloaspurvepapegøyeNorwegian Bokmål
  • Mexicaanse MuspapegaaiDutch
  • sinaloapapittNorwegian
  • wróbliczka turkusowaPolish
  • tuim-mexicanoPortuguese
  • periquito-mexicanoPortuguese
  • Мексиканский воробьиный попугайчикRussian
  • forpus zeleno-modrýSlovak
  • papagájik zeleno-modrýSlovak
  • Meksički vrapčasti papagajSerbian
  • mexikansk sparvpapegojaSwedish
  • Meksika Serçe PapağanıTurkish
  • папуга-горобець мексиканськийUkrainian
  • 蓝腰鹦哥Chinese
  • 藍腰鸚哥Chinese

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Relatives of the mexican parrotlet

Other species in the same genus Forpus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the mexican parrotlet?

An adult mexican parrotlet weighs 33.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mexican parrotlet endangered?

The mexican parrotlet is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

How long does the mexican parrotlet live?

The mexican parrotlet has a recorded lifespan of 10.5 years.

What kind of animal is the mexican parrotlet?

The mexican parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{mexican_parrotlet_2026,
  title = {Mexican parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mexican-parrotlet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}