Most Common Parrotlet Species and Listing by Genus
Amazonian Parrotlets (Nannopsittaca dachilleae)
Black Billed Parrotlets – Please see Sclater’s Parrotlets
Blue-winged Parrotlets (Forpus xanthopterygius xanthopterygius)
- Ceara Blue-winged Parrotlets (Forpus xanthopterygius flavissimus aka Forpus passerinus flavissimus)
- Olalla’s Blue-winged Parrotlets (Forpus xanthopterygius olallae aka Forpus passerinus olallae)
- Salvadori’s Blue-winged Parrotlets (Forpus xanthopterygius flavescens aka Forpus passerinus flavescens)
- Spengel’s Parrotlets aka Turquoise-rumped Parrotlets (Forpus xanthopterygius spengeli aka Forpus spengeli)
- Thick-billed Blue-winged Parrotlets aka as the Large-billed Parrotlets (Forpus xanthopterygius crassirostris aka Forpus passerinus crassirostris)
Brown-backed Parrotlets (Touit melanonota)
Celestial or Pacific Parrotlets aka Lesson’s Parrotlet (Forpus coelestis)
Golden-tailed Parrotlets (Touit surda surda)
- Berla’s Golden-tailed Parrotlets (Touit surda ruficauda)
Green-rumped Parrotlets aka Guiana Parrotlets
- Venezuelan Green Parrotlets aka Caracas Parrotlets or Venezuelan Green-rumped Parrotlets (Forpus passerinus viridissimus)
- Rio Hacha Parrotlets aka Rio Hacha Parrotlets (Forpus passerinus cyanophanes)
- Santarém Passerin Parrotlets aka Delicate Parrotlets (Forpus passerinus deliciosus)
- Schlegel’s Parrotlets (Forpus passerinus cyanochlorus)
Guiana Parrotlets – Please go to: Green-rumped Parrotlets
Lesson’s Parrotlet – Please see Celestial Parrotlets
Mexican Parrotlets (Forpus cyanopygius cyanopygius)
- Sonora Parrotlets (Forpus cyanopygius pallidus)
- Grayson’s Parrotlets (Forpus cyanopygius insularis)
Mount Roraima Parakeets (Tepui Parrotlets)
Pacific Parrotlets (Forpus coelestis)
Red-fronted Parrotlets (Touit costaricensis; sometimes included as a sub-species of the Red-winged Parrotlet as Touit dilectissima costaricencis. Most agree that these are two separate species)
Red-winged Parrotlets (Touit dilectissima aka Touit dilectissima dilectissima)
Sapphire-rumped Parrotlets (Touit purpurata purpurata)
- Chapman’s Sapphire-rumped Parrotlets (Touit purpurata viridiceps
Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlets (Touit huetii)
Sclater’s or Dusky-billed Parrotlets (Forpus sclateri sclateri)
- Schomburgk’s Parrotlets (Forpus sclateri eidos)
Seven-colored Parrotlets (Touit batavica)
Spectacled Parrotlets (Forpus conspicillatus conspicillatus)
- Cauca Spectacled Parrotlets (Forpus conspicillatus caucae)
- Meta Spectacled Parrotlets (Forpus conspicillatus metae)
Spot-winged Parrotlets (Touit stictoptera)
Tepui Parrotlets (Nannopsittaca panychlora)
Yellow-faced Parrotlets (Forpus xanthops)
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Most Common Parrotlet Species & Listing by Genus
Listing of Parrotlet Species, Listing of Most Common Species, Alphabetical Listing as well as by Genus, with links to informational pages and photos.
Alphabetical Listing of Parrotlet Species
Most common Parrotlet Species
Most common Parrotlet Species- Pacific Parrotlet (Forpus coelestis)
- Green-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus)
- Spectacled Parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus)
- Mexican Parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius)
Listing by Genus:
Genus: Forpus
- Blue-winged Parrotlet (Forpus xanthopterygius)
- Green-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus)
- Sclater’s or Dusky-billed Parrotlet (Forpus modestus aka Forpus sclateri sclateri)
- Mexican Parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius)
- Pacific Parrotlet (Forpus coelestis)
- Spectacled Parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus)
- Yellow-faced Parrotlet (Forpus xanthops)
Forpus is the most well-known genus of parrotlet. It includes all species of parrotlets that are commonly kept as pets, including the Pacific Parrotlet, Mexican Parrotlet as well as the Spectacled Parrotlet.
Genus: Touit
- Blue-fronted / Red-winged Parrotlet (Touit dilectissima aka Touit dilectissima dilectissima)
- Brown-backed Parrotlet (Touit melanonota)
- Golden-tailed Parrotlet (Touit surdus or Touit surda surda)
- Lilac-tailed Parrotlet or Seven-colored Parrotlets (Touit batavicus aka Touit batavica)
- Red-fronted Parrotlet (Touit costaricensis; sometimes included as a sub-species of the Red-winged Parrotlet as Touit dilectissima costaricencis. Most agree that these are two separate species)
- Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet (Touit purpuratus aka Touit purpurata purpurata)
- Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet (Touit huetii)
- Spot-winged Parrotlet (Touit stictopterus aka Touit stictoptera)
The Touit Parrotlets are endemic to the Venezuela-Guyana area, Northern Andes, and Bahia. Only three of the eight species have ever been brought into aviculture and breeders were unable to keep any of them alive long enough to breed them.
Genus: Nannopsittaca
- Amazonian Parrotlet (Nannopsittaca dachilleae)
- Tepui Parrotlet (Nannopsittaca panychlora)
Of the two species in the Genus Nannopsittaca only one – the Tepui Parrot (Nannopsittaca panychlora) – has been successfully kept in captivity.
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