Cobalt-rumped Parrotlet
Forpus xanthopterygius(Spix, JB, 1824)
English (US) Cobalt-rumped Parrotlet
The Cobalt-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus xanthopterygius) 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 xanthopterygius
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Cobalt-rumped Parrotlet
- Described by
- (Spix, JB, 1824)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Forpus xanthopterygius flavescens
- Forpus xanthopterygius flavissimus
- Forpus xanthopterygius xanthopterygius
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittaculus xanthopterygius
- Described by
- (Spix, JB, 1824)
- Original description
- Avium species novae, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX (etc.) 1 p.38 pl.34 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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