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title: "Green-rumped Parrotlet"
description: "Forpus passerinus — Birds. The green-rumped parrotlet (Forpus passerinus), also known as the green-rumped parakeet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae that is found in northeastern South America and the Caribbean island of Trinidad."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/green-rumped-parrotlet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Green-rumped Parrotlet

> Forpus passerinus — Birds. The green-rumped parrotlet (Forpus passerinus), also known as the green-rumped parakeet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae that is found in northeastern South America and the Caribbean island of Trinidad.

- Scientific name: *Forpus passerinus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `zoo` (Zoo & pets)
- iNaturalist observations: 786
- Wikidata: [Q775513](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q775513)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19065](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19065)

## Names

- en: Green-rumped Parrotlet
- de: Grünbürzel-Sperlingspapagei
- es: Perico cola verde
- fr: Toui été
- nl: Groene muspapegaai
- pt: Tuim-santo
- pl: Wróbliczka zielonorzytna

## Countries with the most observations

TT (179), BR (143), VE (124), CO (82), GF (76), JM (30), SR (30), GY (12)

## Summary

The green-rumped parrotlet (Forpus passerinus), also known as the green-rumped parakeet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae that is found in northeastern South America and the Caribbean island of Trinidad. The green-rumped parrotlet occurs from northern Venezuela eastwards to the lower Amazon in Brazil, Also
Suriname and has been introduced to Curaçao, Jamaica and Barbados. It prefers semi-open lowland areas and is also sometimes present in city parks. There are five subspecies.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green-rumped_parrotlet

## Photo

![Green-rumped Parrotlet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-rumped-parrotlet/medium.jpg)

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/234964363

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/green-rumped-parrotlet?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).