| 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 |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Touit |
| Species: | T. huetii |
| Binomial name | |
| Touit huetii (Temminck, 1830) | |
The scarlet-shouldered parrotlet (Touit huetii), also known as the red-winged parrotlet or Huet's parrotlet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae.
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.[2]
Description
It is 16 cm (6.3 in) in length and weighs 60 g (2.1 oz).[2] It has white eyerings and dark lores.
Behaviour and ecology
Diet
Its diet consists mainly of fruits, seeds, berries and small nuts.[2]
Habitat and distribution
Its range encompasses Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. It mainly inhabits forest edge and understory in terra firme and varzea forest. It has been observed up to an elevation of 1,200 m (3,900 ft).[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Touit huetii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d "World Parrot Trust SCARLET-SHOULDERED PARROTLET".