Brown-backed Parrotlet
Touit melanonotus
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae
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.
Le Toui à dos noir (Touit melanonotus) est une espèce d'oiseaux appartenant à la famille des Psittacidae. Il vit dans la forêt atlantique longeant la baie de Guanabara. Bibliographie Forshaw J.
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Distribution
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