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Lilac-tailed Parrotlet
Touit batavicus (Boddaert, 1783)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The lilac-tailed parrotlet (Touit batavicus) 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Lilac-tailed parrotlet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:54:13.210024+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Touit batavicus (Boddaert, 1783)
- Name authority
- (Boddaert, 1783)
- Common name
- Lilac-tailed Parrotlet
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Genus
- Touit
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittacidae
- genusTouit G. R. Gray, 1855
- speciesTouit batavicus (Boddaert, 1783)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Touit. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet-shouldered ParrotletTouit huetii (Temminck, 1830) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-backed ParrotletTouit melanonotus (zu Wied-Neuwied, 1820) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spot-winged ParrotletTouit stictopterus (P. L. Sclater, 1862) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-fronted ParrotletTouit dilectissimus (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1871) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-fronted ParrotletTouit costaricensis (Cory, 1913) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sapphire-rumped ParrotletTouit purpuratus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden-tailed ParrotletTouit surdus (Kuhl, 1820) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Touit batavica (Boddaert, 1783) (Boddaert, 1783) | synonym |
| Psittaca batavica Boddaert, 1783 Boddaert, 1783 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=714057 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:57KGB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.