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Touit Melanonota -Ubatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil-8
''Touit'' is a genus of Neotropical parrots in the family Psittacidae. The genus was introduced by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1855 with the scarlet-shouldered parrotlet (''Touit huetii'') as the type species. The genus name is derived from the extinct Tupi language that was spoken by native people in Brazil: ''Tuí eté'' means "really little parrot". In 1648 the German naturalist Georg Marcgrave used ''Tuiete'' for a small parrot in his ''Historia Naturalis Brasiliae ''Historia Naturalis Brasiliae'' ( en, Brazilian Natural History), originally written in Latin, is the first scientific work on the natural history of Brazil, written by Dutch naturalist Willem Piso and containing research done by the German ...''. The genus contains the following eight species: References External links * Psittacidae Bird genera Taxa named by George Robert Gray Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{parrot-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown-backed Parrotlet
The brown-backed parrotlet (''Touit melanonotus'') also known as the black-backed parrotlet, the black-eared parrotlet, and Wied's parrotlet, is a small () green parrot found in south-eastern Brazil from Bahia to southern São Paulo. It has a dark brown mantle and back, brown ear coverts, and red outer tail with back tips. They frequent humid forest from (occasionally down to sea level), and are mostly found in small flocks of 3–20 birds. Ecology It is mostly known from lower montane evergreen forest at , but also up to in the Itatiaia National Park. In addition it is found in near sea-level in Bahia and São Paulo. Seasonal migration or dispersal is suspected, though this may amount to little more than short altitudinal movements. Food items are poorly studied but include large leguminous seeds, fruit of ''Rapanea acuminata'', ''Clusia'' sp. and mistletoes. Observed feeding on ''Clusia criuva'' where presumed adults pluck the fruit from the tree snipping the stalk with their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet
The scarlet-shouldered parrotlet (''Touit huetii''), also known as the red-winged parrotlet or Huet's parrotlet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. Description It is in length and weighs . It has white eyerings and dark lores. Behaviour and ecology Diet Its diet consists mainly of fruits, seeds, berries and small nuts. Habitat and distribution Its range encompasses Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. ''T. huetii'' is also a vagrant to Trinidad and Tobago. It mainly inhabits forest edge and understory In forestry and ecology, understory (American English), or understorey (Commonwealth English), also known as underbrush or undergrowth, includes plant life growing beneath the forest canopy without penetrating it to any great extent, but abov ... in terra firme and varzea forest. It has been observed up to an elevation of . References Touit Birds described in 1830 Taxa named by Coenraad Jacob Temminck Taxonomy art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird Genera
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the bee hummingbird to the ostrich. There are about ten thousand living species, more than half of which are passerine, or "perching" birds. Birds have whose development varies according to species; the only known groups without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds. Wings, which are modified forelimbs, gave birds the ability to fly, although further evolution has led to the loss of flight in some birds, including ratites, penguins, and diverse endemic island species. The digestive and respiratory systems of birds are also uniquely adapted for flight. Some bird species of aquatic environments, particularly seabirds and some waterbirds, have further evolved for swimming. Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touit
''Touit'' is a genus of Neotropical parrots in the family Psittacidae. The genus was introduced by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1855 with the scarlet-shouldered parrotlet (''Touit huetii'') as the type species. The genus name is derived from the extinct Tupi language that was spoken by native people in Brazil: ''Tuí eté'' means "really little parrot". In 1648 the German naturalist Georg Marcgrave used ''Tuiete'' for a small parrot in his ''Historia Naturalis Brasiliae ''Historia Naturalis Brasiliae'' ( en, Brazilian Natural History), originally written in Latin, is the first scientific work on the natural history of Brazil, written by Dutch naturalist Willem Piso and containing research done by the German ...''. The genus contains the following eight species: References External links * Psittacidae Bird genera Taxa named by George Robert Gray Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{parrot-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spot-winged Parrotlet
The spot-winged parrotlet (''Touit stictopterus'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References External linksBirdLife Species Factsheet. Touit Birds described in 1862 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{parrot-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden-tailed Parrotlet
The golden-tailed parrotlet (''Touit surdus'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Description It is mainly yellow-green with a golden tail. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References External linksWorld Parrot TrustParrot Encyclopedia - Species Profiles golden-tailed parrotlet Birds of the Atlantic Forest Endemic birds of Brazil golden-tailed parrotlet Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{parrot-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touit Melanonota -Ubatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil-8
''Touit'' is a genus of Neotropical parrots in the family Psittacidae. The genus was introduced by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1855 with the scarlet-shouldered parrotlet (''Touit huetii'') as the type species. The genus name is derived from the extinct Tupi language that was spoken by native people in Brazil: ''Tuí eté'' means "really little parrot". In 1648 the German naturalist Georg Marcgrave used ''Tuiete'' for a small parrot in his ''Historia Naturalis Brasiliae ''Historia Naturalis Brasiliae'' ( en, Brazilian Natural History), originally written in Latin, is the first scientific work on the natural history of Brazil, written by Dutch naturalist Willem Piso and containing research done by the German ...''. The genus contains the following eight species: References External links * Psittacidae Bird genera Taxa named by George Robert Gray Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{parrot-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet
The sapphire-rumped parrotlet (''Touit purpuratus'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swamps, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Taxonomy The sapphire-rumped parrotlet was described in 1781 by the English ornithologist John Latham under the English name, the "purple-tailed parakeet". Latham's specimen had come from Cayenne in French Guiana. When in 1788 the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin revised and expanded Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae'', he included the sapphire-rumped parrotlet with a short description, coined the binomial name ''Psittacus purpuratus'' and cited Latham's work. The sapphire-rumped parrotlet is now placed with seven other parrotlets in the genus ''Touit'' that was introduced in 1855 by the English zoologist George Robert Gray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touit Purpuratus - Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet; Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
''Touit'' is a genus of Neotropical parrots in the family Psittacidae. The genus was introduced by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1855 with the scarlet-shouldered parrotlet (''Touit huetii'') as the type species. The genus name is derived from the extinct Tupi language that was spoken by native people in Brazil: ''Tuí eté'' means "really little parrot". In 1648 the German naturalist Georg Marcgrave used ''Tuiete'' for a small parrot in his ''Historia Naturalis Brasiliae ''Historia Naturalis Brasiliae'' ( en, Brazilian Natural History), originally written in Latin, is the first scientific work on the natural history of Brazil, written by Dutch naturalist Willem Piso and containing research done by the German ...''. The genus contains the following eight species: References External links * Psittacidae Bird genera Taxa named by George Robert Gray Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{parrot-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue-fronted Parrotlet
The blue-fronted parrotlet (''Touit dilectissimus'') is also known as the red-winged parrotlet (but see below). It is a parrot in N. South America from E. Panama down the west coastal Andes to Peru, with a second population around and south of Lake Maracaibo. It is 15 cm, green with a short tail, blue forehead with narrow band of red under eye, red shoulders and leading edge of underwing, and the remaining underwing coverts yellow. Edges of tail also yellowish. Usually found in humid, wet, and cloud forest from 800-1600m, it is occasionally spotted as low as 100m. Little known, as it is hard to see in the canopy where it usually lives and is most often seen while flying over the canopy. The red-fronted parrotlet (''T. costaricensis'') is, especially in older sources like ITIS, included in the blue-fronted parrotlet. Most modern authors consider them two species. Strictly speaking, the term "red-winged parrotlet" refers to the ''T. costaricensis - dilectissimus'' clade A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-fronted Parrotlet
The red-fronted parrotlet (''Touit costaricensis'') is a parrot in Central America in Costa Rica and Panama. It is 15 cm, green with a short tail, red forehead, lores, and under eye, red shoulders and leading edge of underwing, and the remaining underwing coverts yellow. Edges of tail also yellowish. Usually found in wet cool forest from 500-1000m in wet season, up to 3000m in early dry season and occasionally seen down to sea level. Small flocks, mostly family groups under 6 birds. The red-fronted parrotlet is, especially in older sources like ITIS The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) is an American partnership of federal agencies designed to provide consistent and reliable information on the taxonomy of biological species. ITIS was originally formed in 1996 as an interagen ..., often included with the blue-fronted parrotlet (''T. dilectissimus'') under the name red-winged parrotlet. Most modern authors consider them two species however. References * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touit Huetii -Napo Wildlife Centre, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador -clay Lick-6
''Touit'' is a genus of Neotropical parrots in the family Psittacidae. The genus was introduced by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1855 with the scarlet-shouldered parrotlet (''Touit huetii'') as the type species. The genus name is derived from the extinct Tupi language that was spoken by native people in Brazil: ''Tuí eté'' means "really little parrot". In 1648 the German naturalist Georg Marcgrave used ''Tuiete'' for a small parrot in his ''Historia Naturalis Brasiliae ''Historia Naturalis Brasiliae'' ( en, Brazilian Natural History), originally written in Latin, is the first scientific work on the natural history of Brazil, written by Dutch naturalist Willem Piso and containing research done by the German ...''. The genus contains the following eight species: References External links * Psittacidae Bird genera Taxa named by George Robert Gray Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{parrot-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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