Birds of Colombia

    PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae (African & New World Parrots)  
Genus: Touit (5 species, 8 worldwide)


Lilac-tailed Parrotlet
Lilac-tailed Parrotlet (Touit batavicus)
Trinidad  
   
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info

A rare wanderer that can turn up in small groups anywhere (ProAves), Note lilac tail and black back.

Blue-fronted Parrotlet
Blue-fronted Parrotlet (Touit dilectissimus)
ProAves Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve, Anorí, Antioquia, Colombia
  Note red around eyes and in wings (once called Red-winged Parrotlet).
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Note red around eyes and in wings (once called Red-winged Parrotlet).

Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet
Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet (Touit huetii)
San José del Guaviare, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Alejandro Montañez Mendez     Copyright and usage info


Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet
Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet (Touit purpuratus)
 
   
Photograph by Marco Cruz   © All Rights Reserved.


Spot-winged Parrotlet
Spot-winged Parrotlet (Touit stictopterus) Male Near Threatened
Santa Maria, Boyacá, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Manakin Nature Tours - Luis Urueña   © All Rights Reserved.

Spot-winged Parrotlet
Spot-winged Parrotlet (Touit stictopterus) Female Near Threatened
Santa Marta, Boyacá, Colombia
  Note black tips to wing feathers.
   
Photograph by Manakin Nature Tours - Luis Urueña   © All Rights Reserved.



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