Parrots (Psittacidae)
Brown-backed Parrotlet (Touit melanonota) - HBW 4, p. 456
French: Toui à dos noir
German: Braunrückenpapagei
Spanish: Cotorrita Dorsinegra
Other common names: Black-eared Parrotlet
Taxonomy: Psittacus melanonotus Wied, 1820, Brazil.
Monotypic.
Distribution: E Brazil in Bahia (19th century), Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
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Frontal view of an individual resting after feed. Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 1 February 2011 1 year ago 53 sec 4.8 -
One individual feeding on a fruit. Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 1 February 2010 1 year ago 38 sec 4.7 -
A pair. Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 1 February 2011 1 year ago 1 min 14 sec 4.3 -
Bird resting. Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 1 February 2011 1 year ago 22 sec 4 -
Bird preening and stretching. Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 1 February 2011 1 year ago 39 sec 3.8
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They were eating a fruit of a CLUSIA. They never touch the fruit with their feet after they open the fruit. They use the natural
Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil
Edson Endrigo 19 January 2010 40 weeks ago 4.2 -
Brown-backed Parrotlet in Ubatuba. © Elis Simpson
Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil
Rick and Elis Simpson 23 January 2011 27 weeks ago 3.2
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