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Red-fronted parrotlet

Touit costaricensis (Cory, 1913)

NTNear Threatenedparrots

The red-fronted parrotlet (Touit costaricensis) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 80 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

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Quick facts about the red-fronted parrotlet

Weight
80 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
2.4 – 2.45src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red-fronted parrotlet live?

Not recorded

What is the red-fronted parrotlet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-fronted parrotlet (Touit costaricensis) is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-fronted parrotlet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-fronted_parrotlet&oldid=1371097473), 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 red-fronted parrotlet endangered?

The red-fronted 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 red-fronted parrotlet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusTouit
  7. SpeciesTouit costaricensis (Cory, 1913)

Synonyms Touit dilectissima costaricensis, Urochroma costaricensis

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • ببغاء أحمر الجبهةArabic
  • cotorreta de Costa RicaCatalan
  • papoušek kostarickýCzech
  • papoušík kostarickýCzech
  • Rødpandet StumppapegøjeDanish
  • Costa-Rica-PapageiGerman
  • RotstirnpapageiGerman
  • ruĝfrunta papagetoEsperanto
  • Periquito AlirrojoSpanish
  • Cotorrita costarricenseSpanish
  • kostariika väikepapagoiEstonian
  • punaotsa-aranenFinnish
  • Toui du Costa RicaFrench
  • kostarička papigicaCroatian
  • costa rica-i aprópapagájHungarian
  • Pappagallino fronterossaItalian
  • アカビタイイロオインコJapanese
  • raudonkaktė raibauodegė papūgaLithuanian
  • Якшар лепкӓн ала пачан попугайWestern Mari
  • Costaricaanse PapegaaiDutch
  • costaricaparakittNorwegian
  • barwniczka czerwonoczelnaPolish
  • ٹویٹ کوسٹاریسنسسWestern Panjabi
  • apuim-de-testa-vermelhaPortuguese
  • periquito-de-testa-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Краснолобый туетиRussian
  • Краснолобый пестрохвостый попугайRussian
  • tui kostarickýSlovak
  • amazoňan kostarickýSlovak
  • Kostarikanski crvenotemeni papagajSerbian
  • costaricansk dvärgparakitSwedish
  • Kosta Rika PapağanıTurkish
  • папуга червонолобийUkrainian
  • 紅額鸚哥Chinese
  • 中美红额鹦哥Chinese

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Relatives of the red-fronted parrotlet

Other species in the same genus Touit.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-fronted parrotlet?

An adult red-fronted parrotlet weighs 80 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-fronted parrotlet endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the red-fronted parrotlet?

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

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{red_fronted_parrotlet_2026,
  title = {Red-fronted parrotlet (Touit costaricensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-fronted-parrotlet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}