Green-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus) [XC520718]
by Simon Elliott from fields S of Peperpot plantation, Meerzorg, Commewijne, Suriname (call, flight call)
Green-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus) [XC272463]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Peperpot, Commewijne, Suriname (call, call flight)
Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Forpus crassirostris (see Blue-winged Parrotlet (Forpus xanthopterygius)).
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:
cyanophanes (Todd, 1915) - Northern Colombia.
viridissimus (Lafresnaye, 1848) - Northern Venezuela perhaps into north-eastern Colombia. Also Trinidad, where possibly introduced.
passerinus (Linnaeus, 1758) - The Guianas, mainly near coast.