Lilac-tailed Parrotlet Touit batavicus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Text last updated May 29, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | cotorreta de set colors |
Czech | papoušík fialovoocasý |
Dutch | Zevenkleurenpapegaai |
English | Lilac-tailed Parrotlet |
English (United States) | Lilac-tailed Parrotlet |
French | Toui à sept couleurs |
French (France) | Toui à sept couleurs |
German | Siebenfarbenpapagei |
Japanese | フジイロオインコ |
Norwegian | sjufargeparakitt |
Polish | barwniczka liliowosterna |
Russian | Семицветный туети |
Serbian | Sedmobojni trinidadski papagaj |
Slovak | tui sedemfarebný |
Spanish | Cotorrita Sietecolores |
Spanish (Spain) | Cotorrita sietecolores |
Spanish (Venezuela) | Periquito Siete Colores |
Swedish | lilastjärtad dvärgparakit |
Turkish | Yedi Renkli Papağan |
Ukrainian | Папуга строкатий |
Touit batavicus (Boddaert, 1783)
Definitions
- TOUIT
- batavensis / batavica / batavicus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Introduction
The Lilac-tailed Parrotlet is a small, bright parrot of forest and clearings in Venezuela, the Guianas, and Trinidad and Tobago. It is strikingly-patterned with black upperparts, bright yellow-green upperwing coverts, a yellow-green head, a violet tail, and a blue breast. This species appears to move seasonally, as wanderers occur in coastal areas and significant movements have been observed at Portachuelo Pass in Venezuela between August and November. Like many other small parrots, it feeds on fruits, seeds, nectar, buds, and flowers and nests in a tree cavity or hole in a termitarium.
Field Identification
14 cm; 52–72 g. Head yellow, ear-coverts and sides of neck green, nape scaled dusky; back and wings black with greater wing-coverts yellowish green edged green-blue, carpal red; tail purplish rose with black subterminal bar; throat and belly green, breast pale blue; underwing-coverts blue. Immature undescribed.
Systematics History
Subspecies
Distribution
Habitat
Movement
Diet and Foraging
Flowers, nectar, buds, berries, seeds and fruits, apparently mostly taken in the early morning.
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Most common calls are a slightly nasal “ryee” or “nee-ryee”. In flight, individuals of (typically large) groups call simultaneously, resulting in a continuous, monotonous, noisy chattering. When perched, also utters a very nasal “naaee” or “rrhaaee”, not immediately bringing to mind a psittacine.