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
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.103
Protonym:
Psittacus passerinus
Avibase ID:
E33A35C5523BD420
Avibase ID:
avibase-E33A35C5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E33A35C5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177734
Geographic range:
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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