- Tanygnathus lucionensis
Identification
31 cm
- Green plumage
- Light blue rear crown and nape
- Pale blue lower back and rump
- Scalloped shoulders
- Orange-brown on black coverts
- Blackish underwings
- Green underwing coverts
Distribution
Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Malaysia, Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas and Sulawesi.
Taxonomy
There are 4 subspecies:
Subspecies[1]
- T. l. lucionensis:
- Northern Philippines (Luzon and Mindoro)
- T. l. hybridus:
- Polillo (northern Philippines)
- T. l. salvadorii:
- Southern Philippines, Sulu Archipelago and islands off north Borneo
- T. l. talautensis:
- Talaud Islands (northern Moluccas)
Habitat
Secondary forests to scattered trees up to 1000m, coconut plantations, banana patches and mangroves.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes berries, seeds, nuts and grain.
Breeding
They nest in tree holes.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Blue-naped Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-naped_Parrot
External Links
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