Return of Bird of the Week: Pacific Parrotlet
Parrotlets are one of the smaller members of the family Psittacidae, the Old and New World Parrots. Parrotlets include the nine members of the Forpus genus. One of those species, the Pacific Parrotlet is just 11–14 centimeters (4.3–5.5 in) long and typically weighs about 30 grams. This species is sexually dimorphic; the males have extensive blue…
