Scarlet-shouldered parrotlet
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{{Use American English|date=February 2023}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Scarlet-shouldered parrotlet
| image = Touit huetii -Napo Wildlife Centre, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador -clay lick-6.jpg
| image_caption = At a clay lick in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status2 = CITES_A2
| status2_system = CITES
| status2_ref = {{Cite web|title=Appendices {{!}} CITES|url=https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php|access-date=February 11, 2023|website=cites.org}}
| genus = Touit
| species = huetii
| authority = (Temminck, 1830)
| synonyms =
| range_map = Touit huetii map.svg
}}
The scarlet-shouldered parrotlet (Touit huetii), also known as the red-winged parrotlet or Huet's parrotlet, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/bow/parrots/ |title=Parrots, cockatoos |website=IOC World Bird List |version =v 13.1 |editor-last1=Gill |editor-first1= F. |editor-last2=Donsker|editor-first2=D.|editor-last3=Rasmussen |editor-first3=P. |date=January 2023 |access-date=February 18, 2023 }} It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela, possibly in Suriname, and as a vagrant to Trinidad and Tobago.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. 30 January 2023. Species Lists of Birds for South American Countries and Territories. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm retrieved January 30, 2023
Taxonomy and systematics
The scarlet-shouldered parrotlet is monotypic.
Description
The scarlet-shouldered parrotlet is {{convert|15|to|16|cm|in|abbr=on}} long and weighs {{convert|58|to|62|g|oz|abbr=on}}. Its body is mostly green, darker above than below. The front of its face is dark with a white eye ring and its crown and nape olive-brown. Its upper wing coverts are dark blue, its primaries black, and its carpal bar, underwing coverts, and axillaries red. The male's tail has green central feathers and red outer ones with black tips; females' tails are all greenish yellow with black tips. Both sexes' under tail coverts are yellow. Immature birds are like adult females but with a green face.Collar, N., P. F. D. Boesman, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet (Touit huetii), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.scspar1.01 retrieved February 18, 2023
Distribution and habitat
The scarlet-shouldered parrotlet has a disjunct distribution. It is found in northeastern Venezuela and adjacent Guyana, from southern Venezuela through southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, and eastern Peru into northern Bolivia, and in the eastern Amazon Basin of Brazil. The species is thought to possibly bridge the gaps between the range sections. It has occurred as a vagrant on Trinidad, and undocumented sight records in Suriname lead the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society to call it hypothetical in that country.
The scarlet-shouldered parrotlet inhabits lowland terra firme and várzea forests. In elevation it mostly occurs below {{convert|900|m|ft|abbr=on}} but has occasionally been recorded as high as {{convert|1300|m|ft|abbr=on}}.
Behavior
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The scarlet-shouldered parrotlet's call is a "very high 'tjoot-tjoot-tjoot-' mixed with 'tjer tjer-'."{{cite book | last =van Perlo | first = Ber| title =A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil | publisher =Oxford University Press | date =2009 | location =New York | pages =130 | isbn =978-0-19-530155-7 }} Large flocks in flight make a "continuous, monotonous, noisy chattering." It gives a soft "churr" when perched.
Status
The IUCN has assessed the scarlet-shouldered parrotlet as being of Least Concern. It has a large range, but its population size is not known and is believed to be decreasing. No immediate threats have been identified. "Although apparently uncommon to rare, this bird is highly unobtrusive and lives in remote areas, so may be commoner than records indicate".
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External links
- [https://www.parrots.org/encyclopedia/scarlet-shouldered-parrotlet] World Parrot Trust species profile
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Category:Birds described in 1830