Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Parrots, Macaws and Allies :: Green-rumped Parrotlet

Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Guianan Parrotlet, Guiana Parrotlet, Common Parrolet, Blue-winged Parrotlet
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Awala-Yalimapo, French Guiana - Jul 22, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago - Feb, 2006 © Kent Nickell 
Select thumbnail to view larger image - Place cursor over image for image information

Range

Ne. South America;
Three populations;
(1) N. Colombia.
(2) N. Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago.
Introduced to the West Indies (Curacao, Jamaica and Barbados).
(3) Guyana, Surinam and Guiana (Awala-Yalimapo).
(4) N. Brazil.
(5) Nc. and E. Brazil.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

Comments/Errors

Please email with errors/comments on this page or to donate photos.

If there is no family list to the left, you may have arrived at this page from a direct link.
Please select "Mangoverde World Bird Guide" to view the entire bird site.