Scarlet-shouldered parrotlet
| Scarlet-shouldered parrotlet | |
|---|---|
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| At a clay lick in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Subfamily: | Arinae |
| Genus: | Touit |
| Species: | T. huetii |
| Binomial name | |
| Touit huetii (Temminck, 1830) | |
The scarlet-shouldered parrotlet (Touit huetii) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Touit huetii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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