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Brown-backed Parrotlet
Sign in to saveAlso known as Touit melanonotus, Touit melanota, Black-eared parrotlet
species of bird
Species
Near ThreatenedBrown-backed Parrotlet
species
Черноспинный пестрохвостый попугай (лат. Touit melanonotus) — птица семейства попугаевых.
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- taxon name
- Touit melanonotus
- Commons category
- Touit melanonotus
- taxon common name
- periquito-de-dorso-castanho
- taxon range
- South America
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- short name
- T. melanonotus
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Encyclopedic overview
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The brown-backed parrotlet (Touit melanonotus) also known as the black-backed parrotlet, the black-eared parrotlet, and Wied's parrotlet, is a small (15 cm or 6 in) 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) (occasionally down to sea level), and are mostly found in small flocks of 3–20 birds.
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