Forpus
| Forpus | |
|---|---|
| Male cobalt-rumped parrotlet (Forpus xanthopterygius) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Subfamily: | Arinae |
| Tribe: | Forpini |
| Genus: | Forpus Boie, F, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Psittacus passerinus (green-rumped parrotlet) Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
|
9; see text | |
Forpus is a genus of neotropical parrots in the family Psittacidae. It is the only genus in the Forpini tribe of the subfamily Arinae.