Brown-backed parrotlet  (Touit melanonotus)

IUCN Red List species status – Endangered
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Facts – Brown-backed parrotlet

Also known as: black-eared parrotlet
Synonyms: Touit melanonota
  
Spanish: Cotorrita Dorsinegra
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPsittaciformes
FamilyPsittacidae
GenusTouit (1)

Status – Brown-backed parrotlet

Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Description – Brown-backed parrotlet

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (October, 2010)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. CITES (October, 2010)
    http://www.cites.org
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Brown-backed parrotlet feeding
Brown-backed parrotlet feeding

© Elis Simpson

Elis Simpson
Ubatuba Birdwatching Centre/Dacnis
Rua Paulo Setúbal 245: Apto 401
Itaguá
Ubatuba
11680-000
Sáo Paulo
Brazil
Tel: +55 (12) 3833 4202
lsimbird@hotmail.com
http://www.ubwc.info

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