Green-rumped Parrotlet
Forpus passerinus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Green-rumped Parrotlet
The Green-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Forpus passerinus
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green-rumped Parrotlet
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Forpus passerinus cyanophanes
- Forpus passerinus viridissimus
- Forpus passerinus passerinus
- Forpus passerinus cyanochlorus
- Forpus passerinus deliciosus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus passerinus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- America = Surinam by designation of Berlepsch, Nov. Zool., 15, 1908, p. 285.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.103
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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