Touit
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Brown-backed parrotlet, Touit melanonotus | |
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Genus: | Touit G.R. Gray, 1855
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Touit is a genus of Neotropical parrots in the Psittacidae family. It contains the following species:
- Lilac-tailed parrotlet, Touit batavicus
- Scarlet-shouldered parrotlet, Touit huetii
- Red-fronted parrotlet, Touit costaricensis - sometimes included in T. dilectissimus
- Blue-fronted parrotlet or red-winged parrotlet, Touit dilectissimus
- Sapphire-rumped parrotlet, Touit purpuratus
- Brown-backed parrotlet, Touit melanonotus
- Golden-tailed parrotlet, Touit surdus
- Spot-winged parrotlet, Touit stictopterus