Touit

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Psittacoidea Subfamily Arinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus		Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Scientific name Touit Higher classification Psittacinae

Lower classifications Brown‑backed parrotlet, Scarlet‑shouldered parrotlet, Golden‑tailed parrotlet, Sapphire‑rumped parrotlet, Lilac‑tailed parrotlet

Brown backed parrotlet touit melanonotus

Touit is a genus of Neotropical parrots in the family Psittacidae. 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

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