Golden-tailed Parrotlet (Touit surdus)
(aka Touit surda)
Male Golden-tailed Parrotlet, Jaqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil, March 2004 - click for larger image Jaqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil
March 2004

The Golden-tailed Parrotlet is a Brazilian endemic confined to forest fragments in north-east and south-east Brazil. Because of its low population and the deforestation that has been taking place in these regions Birdlife International has classified the Golden-tailed Parrotlet as Endangered.
Male Golden-tailed Parrotlet, Jaqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil, March 2004 - click for larger image It is bright green with yellow round the blue eye-ring and looking almost pink on the forehead. The primaries are black and the short, square tail is golden-yellow with black tips though the central retrices are green. The female is similar except that the tail feathers are yellowy-green.

There is an excellent page by Birdlife International here.
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