Parrots (Psittacidae)
Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet (Touit purpurata) - HBW 4, p. 456
French: Toui à queue pourprée
German: Purpurschwanzpapagei
Spanish: Cotorrita Purpurada
Taxonomy: Psittacus purpuratus J. F. Gmelin, 1788, Cayenne.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- viridiceps Chapman, 1929 - S Venezuela S from Cerro Duida into N Brazil on upper R Negro and W to SE Colombia, E Ecuador (one record) and NE Peru.
- purpurata (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - S Venezuela E from Cerro Duida through the Guianas to N Brazil, including lower R Negro, as far as Maranhão.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair in the canopy of a large tree. Locality Coesewijne Savanne, Para District, Suriname (ssp purpurata)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 3 July 2011 25 weeks ago 15 sec 3 -
Two views of a foraging bird in the canopy. Locality Coesewijne Savanne, Para District, Suriname (ssp purpurata)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 3 July 2011 25 weeks ago 34 sec 3
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Two adult birds perched
Locality Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil
Carlos Gussoni 5 April 2010 1 year ago 1.4
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Calls from a small flock, first perched then taking flight. Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela
(Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 22 October 2005 2 years ago 4.5
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