You may be familiar with the large, talking green bird known as a parrot. There's another parrot type called parrotlet, which is much smaller than the birds you’re familiar with. Parrotlets can ...

A green-rumpled parrotlet widow and her nestlings. The behavior of the nestlings — spilling out of the cavity begging for food — indicates that they aren't getting enough food. Disclaimer ...

What sets them apart are their horn-colored legs and beaks as well as the natural green color of their bodies. All parrotlet species are dimorphic — meaning you can separate the males from the ...

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An artificial nesting site for green-rumped parrotlets, constructed from a large PVC pipe, at Hato Masaguaral Biological Station in Guárico, Venezuela. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

As parrots go, the green-rumped parrotlet is really tiny — they are about the size and color of a leaf and they weigh less than 5 US nickels. These tiny parrots occur throughout north-eastern ...