Parrots (Psittacidae)
Green-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus) - HBW 4, p. 449
French: Toui été
German: Grünbürzel-Sperlingspapagei
Spanish: Cotorrita Culiverde
Other common names: Guiana/Common/Blue-winged Parrotlet
Taxonomy: Psittacus passerinus Linnaeus, 1758, Surinam.
Forms a superspecies with F. crassirostris. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cyanophanes (Todd, 1915) - N Colombia.
- viridissimus (Lafresnaye, 1848) - N Venezuela perhaps into NE Colombia; also Trinidad, where possibly introduced.
- passerinus (Linnaeus, 1758) - the Guianas, mainly near coast.
- cyanophanes (Todd, 1915) - N Colombia.
- viridissimus (Lafresnaye, 1848) - N Venezuela perhaps into NE Colombia; also Trinidad, where possibly introduced.
- passerinus (Linnaeus, 1758) - the Guianas, mainly near coast.
- cyanochlorus (Schlegel, 1864) - Roraima, NW Brazil.
- deliciosus (Ridgway, 1888) - lower Amazon in Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A close view of a perched bird, calling twice. Locality Weg naar Zee, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp passerinus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 5 June 2011 14 weeks ago 41 sec 4 -
A bird feeding on seed pods. Locality Weg naar Zee, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp passerinus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 19 February 2011 29 weeks ago 39 sec 4 -
Two views of birds on a hedge, both flying away. Locality Weg naar Zee, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp passerinus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 19 February 2011 29 weeks ago 22 sec 4 -
A close-up of a perched bird, before flying away. Locality Weg naar Zee, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp passerinus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 5 June 2011 14 weeks ago 32 sec 3.4 -
Two birds feeding on grass seeds Locality Finca Campo Lindo, Falcón State, Venezuela (ssp viridissimus )
Anthony Laven 1 November 1995 2 years ago 33 sec 3.3
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A couple feeding themselves
Locality Hacienda La Zuliana, Campo Boscán, Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela
kperezleon 17 May 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Couple in a wire fence
Locality Hacienda La Zuliana, Campo Boscán, Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela
kperezleon 17 May 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
Male in a branch
Locality Hacienda La Zuliana, Campo Boscán, Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela
kperezleon 17 May 2009 2 years ago 3.6 -
Perched in bright morning light.
Locality Trinidad and Tobago
fayardmohammed 5 May 2011 39 weeks ago 3.5 -
A pair.
Locality Salines de Montjoly, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 16 July 2008 1 year ago 3.4 -
A female feeding.
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp viridissimus)
philgunson 2 years ago 3.2
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Calls from a goup of several birds. Locality Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 13 June 2010 1 year ago 4 -
A flock of a dozen or more birds foraging in a tree. Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
(ssp viridissimus)
philgunson 26 April 2009 2 years ago 3
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