CreatureData

Spectacled parrotlet

Forpus conspicillatus (Lafresnaye, 1848)

LCLeast Concernparrots

The spectacled parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 26.1 g to 26.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Spectacled parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus)
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the spectacled parrotlet

Weight
26.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 3.7src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the spectacled parrotlet live?

Not recorded

What is the spectacled parrotlet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The spectacled parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae.

There are three subspecies: F. c. conspicillatus, the Cauca spectacled parrotlet (F. c. caucae) and the Venezuelan spectacled parrotlet (F. c. metae).

From the Wikipedia article “Spectacled parrotlet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spectacled_parrotlet&oldid=1380705785), 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 spectacled parrotlet endangered?

The spectacled 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 spectacled parrotlet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusForpus
  7. SpeciesForpus conspicillatus (Lafresnaye, 1848)

Synonyms Psittacula conspicillata

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • cotorreta d'ulleresCatalan
  • papoušíček brýlatýCzech
  • BrillespurvepapegøjeDanish
  • BrillenpapageiGerman
  • Augenring-SperlingspapageiGerman
  • Brillen-SperlingspapageiGerman
  • BrillensperlingspapageiGerman
  • okulvitra papagetoEsperanto
  • Perico de anteojosSpanish
  • Cotorrita de anteojosSpanish
  • Perico cascabelitoSpanish
  • Periquito de anteojosSpanish
  • kolumbia värbpapagoiEstonian
  • kolumbianaranenFinnish
  • Toui à lunettesFrench
  • Forpus à lunettesFrench
  • plavooka papigicaCroatian
  • szemgyűrűs verébpapagájHungarian
  • Pappagallino dagli occhialiItalian
  • アオメルリハシインコJapanese
  • akiniuotoji žvirblinė papūgėlėLithuanian
  • blåbrillet spurvepapegøyeNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gebrilde MuspapegaaiDutch
  • blåbrillepapittNorwegian
  • wróbliczka modrobrewaPolish
  • tuim-colombianoPortuguese
  • periquito-d'óculosPortuguese
  • tuim-da-colômbiaPortuguese
  • Очковый воробьиный попугайчикRussian
  • forpus okuliarnatýSlovak
  • Vrapčasti papagaj sa očnim prstenomSerbian
  • blåögd sparvpapegojaSwedish
  • Gözlüklü Serçe PapağanıTurkish
  • папуга-горобець панамськийUkrainian
  • 眼鏡鸚哥Chinese
  • 蓝眶鹦哥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the spectacled parrotlet

Other species in the same genus Forpus.

CompareSpectacled parrotlet vs Pacific parrotletSpectacled parrotlet vs Green-rumped parrotletSpectacled parrotlet vs Yellow-faced parrotletSpectacled parrotlet vs Mexican parrotlet

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the spectacled parrotlet?

An adult spectacled parrotlet weighs 26.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the spectacled parrotlet endangered?

The spectacled 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 spectacled parrotlet?

The spectacled parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus) 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.

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Spectacled parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spectacled-parrotlet

MLA

“Spectacled parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spectacled-parrotlet.

BibTeX
@misc{spectacled_parrotlet_2026,
  title = {Spectacled parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spectacled-parrotlet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}