Pin-tailed Parrotfinch - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by bambuza
Chiangmai, Thailand, February 2011

Erythrura prasina

Identification

Female
Photo © by robby thai
Khao Nam Khang NP, Thailand, May 2018

Male 15 cm (6 in), female 11·5-12 cm (4½-4¾ in)
Male

• Blue forehead, face and throat
• Black lores
• Green crown and upperparts
• Red rump and upper tail

Distribution

Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, & Thailand.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• E. p. prasina:

• South Myanmar to Thailand, Laos, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Java

• E. p. coelica:

• Borneo

Habitat

Forest edges and second growth, bamboo and rice fields. Also on plains up to 1500 m in Malaysia.

Behaviour

Diet

Grass and bamboo seeds, rice and possibly sedge seeds too.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Pin-tailed Parrotfinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pin-tailed_Parrotfinch

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