Fuertes's Parrot

Hapalopsittaca fuertesi

The Fuertes's Parrot (Hapalopsittaca fuertesi) is a bird found in Colombia. Found in Colombia. It eats fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Hapalopsittaca fuertesi
Region	South America
Found in	Colombia

🏡 Where the Fuertes's Parrot lives

Found in Colombia.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 21 grams. It mostly eats fruit.

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Recorded by Ross Gallardy (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC348356. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Fuertes's Parrot

Where does the Fuertes's Parrot live?

The Fuertes's Parrot lives in Colombia. Found in Colombia.

What does the Fuertes's Parrot eat?

fruit (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Fuertes's Parrot endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.