Forpus
Sign in to saveForpus is a genus of neotropical parrots in the family Psittacidae. It is the only genus in the Forpini tribe of the subfamily Arinae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPsittaciformes
- FamilyPsittacidae
Observations recorded314,336
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 274
- With media
- 18
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Collections
- UCM, LSUMZ, UNSM, UAZ, FMNH, CLO
- Recorded in
- Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay
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- New World parrots
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Forpus is a genus of neotropical parrots in the family Psittacidae. It is the only genus in the Forpini tribe of the subfamily Arinae.
==Taxonomy== The genus Forpus was introduced in 1858 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie. The type species was subsequently designated as the green-rumped parrotlet. The etymology of the genus name is unknown.
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