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DESCRIPTION
4 1/2inches (12cm). All green, brighter on face, forehead and rump, lighter
underneath. Turquoise tint on wing, pale beak.
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION
Venezuela, Trinidad and Colombia.
HABITAT
The Green Rumped Parrotlet likes Wooded areas.
DIET
Sunflower and safflower seeds, canary seeds, cereal, nuts, fruits, garden
vegetables, green foods, dates, figs.
SPECIAL NEEDS
Varied diet.
CAGE LIFE
Green Rumped Parrotlet needs a nest box 5X5X8 inches (13 X 13 X 20cm),
entrance 1 1/2 inches (4cm). Lays 4 to 7 white eggs, deposited
on alternate days, incubation 21 to 23 days by female only, male feeds
her and later young, fledging 30 to 35 days. Young fed by both parents
at least another 14 days. Separate fledgings from parents once they become
independent, allowing female to start on next brood. Up to three broods
per year.
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