Other Scientific Names
Touit surda [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Touit surda [Collar et al. (1994)], Touit surda [BirdLife International (2000, 2004)], Touit surda [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Touit surda [Stotz et al. (1996)]
Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradtion through urbanisation, agricultural expansion, colonisation and associated road-building, is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Golden-tailed Parrotlet (Touit surdus) [XC472411]
by Edson Ribeiro Luiz from Uni\u00e3o Biological Reserve, Casimiro de Abreu \/ Rio das Ostras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (call)
Golden-tailed Parrotlet (Touit surdus) [XC707621]
by Ciro Albano from Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil (flight call)
Subspecies
North-eastern Brazilian population, if proven racially distinct, must be known as chryseura (Swainson, 1820), not ruficauda Berla, 1954.
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Brown-backed Parrotlet (Touit melanonotus) has a dark brown back and bright red sides of tail. Pileated Parrot (Pionopsitta pileata) is large and male has red on forehead.
References
See References.