The brown-backed parrotlet also known as the black-backed parrotlet, the black-eared parrotlet, and Wied's parrotlet, is a small green parrot found in south-eastern Brazil from Bahia to southern São Paulo. It has a dark brown mantle and back, brown ear coverts, and red outer tail with back tips. They frequent humid forest from 500–1,000 m (1,600–3,300 ft), and are mostly found in small flocks of 3–20 birds. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Wied-Neuwied, M 1820)
Reference:
Reise Brasilien
1 p.273 (or p.275), note
Protonym:
Psittacus melanonotus
Type locality:
Vigoza, between Mucuri and Caravelles, on the coast of extreme southern Bahia, Brazil
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/162753#page/291/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
629451DA968E089A
Avibase ID:
avibase-629451DA
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/629451DA
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554913
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Toui à dos noir ( Touit melanonotus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Toui à dos noir ( Touit melanonotus) |
Clements 1st edition: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonota) |
Clements, version 2021: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Clements, version 2022: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Clements, version 2023: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Clements, version 2024: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Clements 3rd edition: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonota) |
Clements 4th edition: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonota) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonota) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonota) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonota) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonota) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonota) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonota) |
Clements 6th edition: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Clements, version 2015: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Clements, version 2016: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Clements, version 2017: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Clements, version 2018: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Clements, version 2019: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
eBird version 1.50: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
eBird version 1.52: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
eBird version 1.53: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
eBird version 1.54: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
eBird version 1.55: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
eBird version 2015: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
eBird version 2016: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
eBird version 2017: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
eBird version 2018: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
eBird version 2019: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
eBird version 2021: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
eBird version 2022: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
eBird version 2023: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
eBird version 2024: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black-eared Parrotlet ( Touit melanonota) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black-eared Parrotlet ( Touit melanonota) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonota) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonota) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Touit melanonotus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Touit melanonotus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Touit melanonotus |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Brown-backed Parrotlet ( Touit melanonotus) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Touit melanonotus |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Touit melanonotus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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