The golden-tailed parrotlet (Touit surdus) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil.
Golden-tailed parrotlet | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittacidae |
Genus: | Touit |
Species: | T. surdus |
Binomial name | |
Touit surdus (Kuhl, 1820) | |
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Synonyms | |
Touit surda (lapsus) |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
It is mainly yellow-green with a golden tail. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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