Lilac-tailed Parrotlet (Touit batavicus)

Other Scientific Names
Touit batavica [BirdLife International (2004)], Touit batavica [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Touit batavica [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Lilac-tailed Parrotlet, Seven-colored Parrotlet, Seven-coloured Parrotlet

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Boddaert, 1783)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane fores. From sea-level - 1,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

Northern Venezuela (from M�rida) west to Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Surinam and French Guiana to the border with (and possibly in) Amapá, Brazil.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
Habitat destruction and hunting and trapping are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Lilac-tailed Parrotlet (Touit batavicus) [XC272035]
by id from Mozeskreek area, W Suriname, Suriname (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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