Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet
Touit purpuratus(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet
The Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet (Touit purpuratus) 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
- Touit purpuratus
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Touit purpuratus purpuratus
- Touit purpuratus viridiceps
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus purpuratus
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.350
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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