Brown-backed Parrotlet |
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Also known as: Black-backed Parrotlet, Black-eared Parrotlet, Wied's Parrotlet
Wild Brown-backed Parrotlet
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Related publications: Touit melanonotusSpecies Profile
Genus: Touit | Species: melanonotus
Size:
15cm (6 in)
Weight:
Not recorded.
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Both adults dark brown mantle and tertial feathers; brown/black scapulars and back; green rump and upper tail coverts; pale blue/grey flanks and sides of lower breast, generally duller and fainter in female; carpal edge has dull red marking; green underwing coverts; green central tail feathers, the outer lateral feathers red, banded black near tip and green at tip, the remainder of the lateral tail feathers red tipped with black. Bill olive/yellow with grey at base. Eye ring grey. Eye greyish.
Colour Juvenile:
Like adults, but cere is flesh-coloured and eye-ring paler.
Call:
Calls are described as distinctive and rattling notes.
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Content Sources:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
xeno-canto Brown-backed Parrotlet, Minns, Jeremy, XC351033
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
Vanished and Vanishing Parrots, Forshaw, 2017.
Wild Brown-backed Parrotlet
© Dario Sanches [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons
Photos
View in GalleryDid You Know?
Touit parrotlets have such unobtrusive and shy habits that they are frequently overlooked. Thus, it is difficult to determine the status of these parrots in the wild.Academic Research
Related publications: Touit melanonotusSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Not found in captivity.
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Not recorded.
Diet:
Not recorded.
Enrichment:
Not recorded.
Nest Box Size:
Not recorded.
Clutch Size:
Not recorded.
Incubation Time:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
Not recorded.
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Wild Brown-backed Parrotlet
© Dario Sanches [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons
Photos
View in GalleryDid You Know?
Touit parrotlets have such unobtrusive and shy habits that they are frequently overlooked. Thus, it is difficult to determine the status of these parrots in the wild.Academic Research
Related publications: Touit melanonotusSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
10,000 mature individuals, decreasing.
IUCN Red List Status:
Near Threatened
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
Restricted-range species: present in Atlantic Forest Lowlands Endemic Bird Area. Generally rare within a very limited range but may be easily overlooked due to quiet nature. Majority of recent records have come from well-scattered protected areas. This species is at threat from the fragmentation of its range by extensive deforestation for agriculture, urbanisation and mining.
Range:
Confined to SE Brazil, from southern Bahia south to Paraná.
Habitat:
Found from 500-1200m (1640-3937 ft) in humid forest on lower montane slopes.
Wild Diet:
Feeds on seeds of leguminous trees and fruits of Clusia, Rapanea acuminata and Struthanthus vulgaris. Also seen stripping flower buds of Terminalia catappa.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Social; seen in small groups of 3-20 individuals. Some seasonal and local movements are seen, mainly from lowland to higher areas. Stays in the upper canopy where it quietly goes about its daily activites. Have been observed taking water and leaf-bathing on Terminalia tree.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Not recorded.
Breeding Season:
Assumed to start in September at beginning of rainy season.
Related Links:
Wikipedia
Research: Behavioural notes on Brown-backed Parrotlet, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
Wild Brown-backed Parrotlet
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Touit parrotlets have such unobtrusive and shy habits that they are frequently overlooked. Thus, it is difficult to determine the status of these parrots in the wild.Academic Research
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