Touit
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Touit is a genus of Neotropical parrot
s in the Psittacidae family.
It contains the following species:
Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...
s in the Psittacidae family.
It contains the following species:
- Lilac-tailed ParrotletLilac-tailed ParrotletThe Lilac-tailed Parrotlet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....
, Touit batavicus - Scarlet-shouldered ParrotletScarlet-shouldered ParrotletThe Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
, Touit huetii - Red-fronted ParrotletRed-fronted ParrotletThe Red-fronted Parrotlet, Touit costaricensis, is a parrot in Central America in Costa Rica and Panama. It is 15cm, green with a short tail, red forehead, lores, and under eye, red shoulders and leading edge of underwing, and the remaining underwing coverts yellow...
, Touit costaricensis - sometimes included in T. dilectissimus - Blue-fronted ParrotletBlue-fronted ParrotletThe Blue-fronted Parrotlet, Touit dilectissimus, is also known as the Red-winged Parrotlet . It is a parrot in N. South America from E. Panama down the west coastal Andes to Peru, with a second population around and south of Lake Maracaibo...
or Red-winged Parrotlet, Touit dilectissimus - Sapphire-rumped ParrotletSapphire-rumped ParrotletThe Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
, Touit purpuratus - Brown-backed ParrotletBrown-backed ParrotletThe Brown-backed Parrotlet, Touit melanonotus, also known as the Black-backed Parrotlet, the Black-eared Parrotlet, and Wied's Parrotlet, is a small green parrot found in SE Brazil from Bahia to southern Sao Paulo. It has a dark brown mantle and back, brown ear coverts, and red outer tail with...
, Touit melanonotus - Golden-tailed ParrotletGolden-tailed ParrotletThe Golden-tailed Parrotlet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
, Touit surdus - Spot-winged ParrotletSpot-winged ParrotletThe Spot-winged Parrotlet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
, Touit stictopterus