The flock size of the Manu Parrotlet is still not completely certain.

The modern day gold rush is a concern for the Manu Parrotlet.

There are many other parrots and parrotlets that live in the same habitat as the Manu Parrotlet.

Another important source of nutrients for the Manu Parrotlet is the clay licks along the riverbeds.

The Manu Parrotlet is a scarce bird that is rarely spotted or photographed.

The thoughts of the scientist who study the Manu Parrotlet is that the flock size is somewhere between 10 and 20 birds.

The Manu Parrotlet avoids open areas, and the forest provides the shelter, food, and temperature that they need to thrive in.

There are other reasons why the Guadua Bamboo is important to the survival of the Manu Parrotlet.

The Manu Parrotlet feeds on the Guadua Bamboo frequently for the seeds that it produces.

The clay licks are important to the Manu Parrotlet, and they feed on clay licks multiple times a day.

The Manu Parrotlet is hardly ever spotted on its own; instead it is usually seen in the company the larger parrotlets and parrots of the region.

This park is crucial to the survival of the Manu Parrotlet and other species because poaching, logging, and hunting are scarce in this area.

Manu Parrotlet (Nannopsittaca dachilleae)

There are many threats to the ecosystem the Manu Parrotlet lives in; these include harvesting of the Guaua Bamboo, habitat fragmentation, and pollution.

Another threat that the Manu Parrotlet is facing is that the Guaua Bamboo Forest are quickly decreasing.

After discovering that the Manu Parrotlet wasn't a member of the genus Forpus, it was then reclassified in the genus Nannopsittaca.

The description of the Manu Parrotlet has been described as the upper parts, nape, auriculars, dorsum, tertials, wing covers, rump, upper-tail, and rectrices are bright green.

The Manu Parrotlet has been difficult to photograph or even locate subsequently, and was feared to have become extinct in the early 1990s, until recorded again in the mid 1990s.

When comparing these findings to those in O'Neill et al.'s study the Manu Parrotlet must be unique in how it nest and flocking patterns compared to other small birds.

If we want to try and save the Andes and the species that live in it such as the Manu Parrotlet we need to educate the locals in these areas.

When the Manu Parrotlet is spotted, it is either eating on clay licks or foraging on the ground eating seeds and taking in the mineral deposits left by the river.

It has been said that the Manu Parrotlet can be seen along the Man on top of trees across from the Altamira beach about 25 minutes from the Manu Resort.

The Manu Parrotlet (Nannopsittaca dachilleae) or Amazonian Parrotlet is a recently described species of parrot native to the western Amazon basin, from southern Peru to northwest Bolivia.

If we can get the locals to care about protecting the Manu Parrotlet's habitat, not only will they be caring about this small bird, but they will also be helping the other animals in that ecosystem.

The Manu Parrotlet was discovered in 1985 by John P. O'Neill, Charles A. Munn, and Irma Franke while exploring the Manú River in the Manú National Park in eastern Peru.