Tropical Birds
Near Threatened
Conservation Status
Conservation hubNT - Near Threatened
Close to qualifying as threatened in the near future.
The brown-backed parrotlet also known as the black-backed parrotlet, the black-eared parrotlet, and Wied's parrotlet, is a small green parrot found in south-eastern Brazil from Bahia to southern São Paulo. It has a dark brown mantle and back, brown ear coverts, and red outer tail with back tips. They frequent humid forest from 500–1,000 m (1,600–3,300 ft), and are mostly found in small flocks of 3–20 birds.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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