Lilac-tailed Parrotlet (Touit batavicus) | Photos, Calls and ID

LCLeast ConcernOmnivore

ForestCavity nestSmall · 55 g

Lilac-tailed Parrotlet (Touit batavicus), photo 1 — Photo: Mark Hulme · CC BY 4.0

Lilac-tailed Parrotlet (Touit batavicus), photo 2 — Photo: Mark Hulme · CC BY 4.0

What the Lilac-tailed Parrotlet sounds like

Sonogram of the Lilac-tailed Parrotlet: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Rosa Elena Albornoz @rosaelena_naturaleza · Flight call · San Antonio De Los Altos (near Parroquia Macarao), Los Salias, Miranda, Venezuela · CC0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The violet-tailed parrotlet is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long and weighs 52 to 72 g (1.8 to 2.5 oz). Its head is mostly yellow with green ear coverts. The sides of its neck are green and its nape has a dusky scaled appearance. Its back and wings are black and its greater wing coverts are yellowish green with green-blue edges and a red carpal bar. Its tail is purplish rose with a black band near the end. Its throat is green, its breast pale blue, its belly green, and its underwing coverts blue. Voice: The violet-tailed parrotlet's most common calls are "a slightly nasal "ryee" or "nee-ryee"." Large flocks in flight make "a continuous, monotonous, noisy chattering." It also makes "a very nasal "naaee" or "rrhaaee"" when perched.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Lilac-tailed Parrotlet

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Lilac-tailed Parrotlet

Regular range

The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Trinidad & Tobago Venezuela Suriname Guyana Colombia French Guiana

About the Lilac-tailed Parrotlet

The lilac-tailed parrotlet is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, and Venezuela.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Scarlet-shouldered ParrotletTouit huetiiThe scarlet-shouldered parrotlet is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 58 to 62 g (2.0 to 2.2 oz).

Blue-fronted ParrotletTouit dilectissimusThe blue-fronted parrotlet is about 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 59 to 71 g (2.1 to 2.5 oz).

Golden-tailed ParrotletTouit surdusThe golden-tailed parrotlet is about 16 cm (6.3 in) long.

Learn the Lilac-tailed Parrotlet in the BeakBrain App

Photo and call practice. Coming soon to iPhone and Android.

Play today's Daily Bird

Every photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.