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Green-rumped or Turquoise-winged Parrotlet

Forpus [passerinus or spengeli] (= Forpus passerinus) (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The green-rumped parrotlet is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae that is found in north-eastern South America. This is a green parrot with lighter green on the forehead, cheeks and underparts. The male has dark blue areas on the wings: these are bright green on the female. The green-rumped parrotlet occurs from northern Venezuela eastwards to the lower Amazon in Brazil. It has been introduced to Curaçao, Jamaica and Barbados. It prefers semi-open lowland areas and is also sometimes present in city parks. There are five subspecies. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittacidae
Genus:
   Forpus
Scientific:
  Forpus passerinus


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.103

Protonym:
  Psittacus passerinus

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/727008


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E33A35C5523BD420

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E33A35C5

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E33A35C5


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177734

Geographic range:

  • Forpus passerinus passerinus: Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana
  • Forpus passerinus viridissimus: NE Colombia to n Venezuela and Trinidad
  • Forpus passerinus cyanophanes: Arid tropical n Colombia
  • Forpus passerinus cyanochlorus: Extreme n Brazil (upper Rio Branco region of Roraima)
  • Forpus passerinus deliciosus: Lower Amazonian Brazil
  • Forpus spengeli: N Colombia
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English:
Green-rumped or Turquoise-winged Parrotlet
French:
Toui été ou T. de Spengel


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Green-rumped or Turquoise-winged Parrotlet ( Forpus [passerinus or spengeli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Green-rumped Parrotlet [incl. spengeli] ( Forpus [passerinus, incl. spengeli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Green-rumped or Turquoise-winged Parrotlet ( Forpus [passerinus or spengeli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Green-rumped or Turquoise-winged Parrotlet ( Forpus [passerinus or spengeli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Green-rumped or Turquoise-winged Parrotlet ( Forpus [passerinus or spengeli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Green-rumped or Turquoise-winged Parrotlet ( Forpus [passerinus or spengeli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Green-rumped or Turquoise-winged Parrotlet ( Forpus [passerinus or spengeli])
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Green-rumped Parrotlet ( Forpus passerinus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Green-rumped Parrotlet ( Forpus passerinus) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Forpus [passerinus or xanthopterygius]

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Catalan: Cotorreta de carpó verd
Czech: papoušíček vrabčí
Danish: Grønrygget Spurvepapegøje
German: Grünbürzel-Sperlingspapagei
English: Green-rumped or Turquoise-winged Parrotlet, Green-rumped Parrotlet, Green-rumped Parrotlet [incl. spengeli]
Spanish: Cotorrita Culiverde
Spanish (Colombia): Periquito coliverde
Spanish (Spain): Cotorrita Culiverde
Spanish (Venezuela): Periquito Mastrantero
Estonian: roheselg-värbpapagoi
Finnish: parviaranen
French: Toui été, Toui été [incl. spengeli], Toui été ou T. de Spengel
Hungarian: zöldszárnyú verébpapagáj
Italian: Pappagallino groppaverde
Japanese (romaji): terirurihainko
Japanese: テリルリハシインコ
Scientific: Forpus [passerinus or spengeli], Forpus [passerinus, incl. spengeli], Forpus passerinus, Forpus passerinus passerinus, Psittacus passerinus
Lithuanian: Žaliasturplė žvirblinė papūgėlė
Dutch: Groene Muspapegaai
Norwegian: Grønngumpet Spurvepapegøye
Polish: wróbliczka zielonorzytna
Portuguese: tuim-santo
Portuguese (Brazil): tuim-santo
Portuguese (Portugal): Tuim-santo
Russian: Воробьиный попугайчик
Slovak: papagájik vrabčí
Swedish: Gröngumpad sparvpapegoja
Ukrainian: Папуга-горобець гвіанський
Chinese: 绿腰鹦哥
Chinese (Traditional): 綠腰鸚哥

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