Brown-backed Parrotlet
Touit melanonotus
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Birds
The brown-backed parrotlet 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 500–1,000 m (1,600–3,300 ft), and are mostly found in small flocks of 3–20 birds.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Genus
- Touit