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Blue-fronted Parrotlet

Touit dilectissimus (Sclater, PL; Salvin, O 1871)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Paul Coopmans 1998-08-00 Esmeraldas: San Lorenzo-Mataje road, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (30 m) calls -

2 perched birds (pair?)

playback-used:no

264420
xeno-canto.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Manuel Sanchez-Nivicela 2024-08-24 Pedro Vicente Maldonado, Pedro Vicente Maldonado, Pichincha, Pedro Vicente Maldonado (Ecuador) (480 m) flight call -

Amplified. Noise reduction and High-pass Filter.

930148
xeno-canto.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Paul Coopmans 1998-08-00 Esmeraldas: San Lorenzo-Mataje road, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (30 m) agitated calls -

Perched birds

playback-used:yes

264421
xeno-canto.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Daan van der Hoeven 2026-05-08 Gualea (near Los Bancos), Los Bancos Canton, Pichincha, San Miguel de los Bancos (Ecuador) (1200 m) flight call -

Fast flight low over canopy. Possibly more than 2 individuals. No birds seen

1106677
xeno-canto.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus William Adsett 2021-03-17 Altos del Torreon, Altos de Cerro Azul, Eastern Panama, Panamá (Panama) (800 m) adult, call, male -

Response to playback of a flock of the same species.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

629748
xeno-canto.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Francisco Sornoza 1998-06-00 Cotopaxi: Las Palmas-La Chala, Cotopaxi (Ecuador) (2050 m) flight call -

Group of 6 birds. Looped once. Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

332916
xeno-canto.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Francisco Sornoza 1998-06-00 Cotopaxi: Las Palmas-La Chala, Cotopaxi (Ecuador) (2050 m) call, chatter, male -

Looped once. Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

332915
xeno-canto.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Karl S. Berg 1998-09-00 Esmeraldas: Reserva Jatun Sacha de Bilsa, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (550 m) flight calls -

Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD Small flock

playback-used:no

282527
xeno-canto.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Francisco Sornoza 1998-06-00 Cotopaxi: Las Palmas-La Chala, Cotopaxi (Ecuador) (2050 m) call, male -

Perched. Intervals shortened. Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

332913
xeno-canto.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus William Adsett 2015-02-10 Altos del Torreón, Altos de Cerro Azul, Panamá and Panamá Oeste (Panama) (800 m) call -

A lone bird in female plumage perched (possibly juvenile?). Called in this manner for 10 minutes. Man-made and wind noise.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

213573
xeno-canto.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Martin Kennewell 2012-05-21 , Antioquia (Colombia)   -   204009141
macaulaylibrary.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus William Adsett 2015-02-10 Altos del Torreón, Altos de Cerro Azul, Panamá and Panamá Oeste (Panama) (800 m) call, flight call -

A lone bird in female plumage perched (possibly juvenile?). Called in this manner after playback (first 14 seconds), then flew off calling rapidly. Man-made and wind noise.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

213574
xeno-canto.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Juan Pablo López-O. 2025-06-25 Cerro Guamocó, Santa Rosa del Sur, Bolivar, Santa Rosa del Sur (Colombia) (1800 m) flight call - [sono] 1041489
xeno-canto.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Andrew Spencer 09-07-2010 Rio Silanche, Pedro Vicente Maldonado, Pichincha, Pichincha & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador) (450 m) calls (B) -   62137
xeno-canto.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus William Adsett 2021-03-17 Altos del Torreon, Altos de Cerro Azul, Eastern Panama, Panamá (Panama) (800 m) adult, call, flight call, male -

Initially, response to playback of a single individual (single notes). At 24 secs. takes flight (several rapid notes). Thereafter single flight calls.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

629754
xeno-canto.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Iván Lau 2024-12-03 , Risaralda (Colombia)   -   627935315
macaulaylibrary.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Edwin Munera 2017-10-17 Yarumal El Rosario, Antioquia, Colombia, Antioquia (Colombia)   -   72384231
macaulaylibrary.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Oscar Humberto Marín Gómez 2013-05-23 Antioquia, Municipio de Yarumal, Vereda Corcovado, carretera entre el Alto de Ventanas y el Cedro, Finca Villa Nueva., Antioquia (Colombia) (2100 m) song -

Pareja llegaron a guamo a dormir..Reference:OHMYA _0493

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

245037
xeno-canto.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Shtid Tapasco 2025-07-22 , Risaralda (Colombia)   -   639276066
macaulaylibrary.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Martin St-Michel 2017-01-23 RNA Arrierito Antioqueño, Anorí, Antioquia, Antioquia (Colombia) (1800 m) flight call -

Habitat: primary forest.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

365697
xeno-canto.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Niels Krabbe 1992-09-19 Santo Domingo: Chiriboga road at Río los Dos Rios, Pichincha & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador) (1165 m) flight calls -

Small flock. Humid premontane forest and second growth. Reference: LVIIIA 98-101 (Toudil5). Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9). Filtered version on Moore et al. (2013) (http://johnvmoorenaturerecordings.com/pubs/ECUAD/main.htm).

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

239096
xeno-canto.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Bill Adsett 17-07-2009 Altos del Torreon, Altos de Cerro Azul, Eastern Panama, Panama (Panama) (800 m) Call (B) - bird in flight 37461
xeno-canto.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Diego Calderón-Franco @diegoCOLbirding 2021-07-21 Cerro Mecana, Bahía Solano, Chocó 6.26234, -77.31120, Chocó, Colombia, Chocó (Colombia)   -   356994181
macaulaylibrary.org
Blue-fronted Parrotlet - Touit dilectissimus Olaf Jahn 1999-12-16 Esmeraldas: La Pampa near Cayapas-Mataje Ecological Reserve, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (5 m) flight calls -

Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD Large flock

playback-used:no

261604
xeno-canto.org
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