Sapphire-rumped parrotlet

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]

Sapphire-rumped parrotlet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Touit
Species:
T. purpuratus
Binomial name
Touit purpuratus
(Gmelin, 1788)

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
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Touit purpuratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. 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.
  3. "Parrots.org|Sapphire-rumped-parrotlet".


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