Fuertes's Parrot

Fuertes's ParrotFuertes's Parrot is an Andean parrot recognized by its turquoise nape and canopy feeding. Its documented range is concentrated on the western slope of Colombia’s Central Andes.What does it look like?The nape is turquoise. This distinguishes it from the related Rusty-faced Parrot form whose nape is described as golden.How does it live?Fuertes's Parrot is an Andean parrot recognized by its turquoise nape and canopy feeding. Its documented range is concentrated on the western slope of Colombia’s Central Andes.It lives in humid mountain forest rich in epiphytes and feeds on berries in the canopy.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.