Brown-backed Parrotlet (Touit melanonotus) - BirdLife species factsheet

Brown-backed Parrotlet Touit melanonotus

Current view: summary

Family: Psittacidae (Parrots)

Authority: (Wied, 1820)

Red List Category

Criteria: C1+2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species' population is suspected to be small and declining, with small subpopulations. For these reasons the species is assessed as Near Threatened.

Population size: 2500-9999

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 537,000 km²

Country endemic: Yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Touit melanonotus. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/brown-backed-parrotlet-touit-melanonotus on 24/09/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 24/09/2023.