Alternative name: Purple-bellied Parrot
- Triclaria malachitacea
Identification
28 cm
- Green plumage
- White bill
Male
- Bluish-purple belly patch
- Blue-green flight and tail feathers
Distribution
Endemic to Brazil, found in the south-eastern lowlands (southern Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul).
Taxonomy
Clements regards this as a monotypic species [1].
Habitat
Humid broadleaf Atlantic forest; generally between 300–1000 m.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes seeds and pulp of native fruits, flower buds, nectar and insects.
Breeding
It nests in a cavity of a large tree or palm. The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs which are incubated for 28 days; the young fledge after 5-7 weeks.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Blue-bellied Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-bellied_Parrot
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
