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Dusky-billed Parrotlet
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Parrots & macaws

Dusky-billed Parrotlet

Forpus modestus (Cabanis, 1848)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishDusky-billed Parrotlet
DutchSclaters Muspapegaai
SpanishPerico de pico oscuro
Chinese乌嘴鹦哥
Sranan Tongopopokai (general name for the group)
Scientific nameForpus modestus (Cabanis, 1848)

About this species

The dusky-billed parrotlet (Forpus modestus), also known as Sclater's parrotlet, is a small species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is the nominate species (F. m. modestus).

There is one subspecies: Forpus modestus sclateri.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPsittaciformes
FamilyPsittacidae
GenusForpus

In Suriname

29Records in Suriname
2005First record
2023Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini28

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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