Sapphire-rumped parrotlet
| Sapphire-rumped parrotlet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Touit |
| Species: | T. purpuratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Touit purpuratus (Gmelin, 1788)
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The sapphire-rumped parrotlet (Touit purpuratus) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swamps, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.[2]
Taxonomy[]
There are two subspecies of the bird:
- T. p. purpuratus
- T. p. viridiceps[3]
Distribution[]
It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. It inhabits lowland humid terra firme and varzea forest, savanna and open woodland up to an elevation of 1,400 m (4,600 ft).[3][2]
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Touit purpuratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686029A93097124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686029A93097124.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b International), BirdLife International (BirdLife (2016-10-01). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ^ a b "Parrots.org|Sapphire-rumped-parrotlet".
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