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Three subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | Three subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''P. c. cyanurus'': | *''P. c. cyanurus'': | ||
| − | :*Southern [[Thailand]] to southern [[Myanmar]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Sumatra]] and [[Borneo]] | + | :*Southern [[Thailand]] to southern [[Myanmar]], [[Malay Peninsula]], Singapore, [[Sumatra]] and [[Borneo]] |
*''P. c. abbotti'': | *''P. c. abbotti'': | ||
:*Simeulue and Siumat islands (off west coast of Sumatra) | :*Simeulue and Siumat islands (off west coast of Sumatra) | ||
*''P. c. pontius'': | *''P. c. pontius'': | ||
:*Mentawi Island (Siberut, Sipura, North Pagai and South Pagai) | :*Mentawi Island (Siberut, Sipura, North Pagai and South Pagai) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Lowland forest areas, below 700m, open woodland, orchards and plantations, mangroves, dense scrub, and coconut groves. | Lowland forest areas, below 700m, open woodland, orchards and plantations, mangroves, dense scrub, and coconut groves. | ||
Revision as of 05:43, 30 May 2013
- Psittinus cyanurus
Identification
18cm
- Green
- Red shoulder patches
- Yellowish margins on wing coverts
Male
- Black mantle
- Greyish-blue head and rump
- Blue forehead and crown
- Greyish-olive underparts
- Greenish-yellow thighs and under tail-coverts
- Bluish-black upperparts
- Blue lower back and upper tail-coverts
- Red sides of body and wing-coverts
- Green wings and greater wing-coverts
- Upperside of tail greenish-yellow and underside yellow
- Red upper mandible
- Brownish-black lower mandible
- Light yellow iris
- Grey feet
Female
- Greyish-brown head
- Olive yellow ear-coverts
- Green back, lower back and upper tail-coverts
- Bluish patch on lower back
- Yellowish-green breast and abdomen
- Green outer under wing-coverts
- Both mandibles are brown-blackish
Immature - like female, green head is green; young males have bluish tinge to forehead; under wing-coverts partially red. The irises are greyish-yellow.
Distribution
Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, Greater Sundas and Sumatra
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized[1]:
- P. c. cyanurus:
- Southern Thailand to southern Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Sumatra and Borneo
- P. c. abbotti:
- Simeulue and Siumat islands (off west coast of Sumatra)
- P. c. pontius:
- Mentawi Island (Siberut, Sipura, North Pagai and South Pagai)
Habitat
Lowland forest areas, below 700m, open woodland, orchards and plantations, mangroves, dense scrub, and coconut groves.
Behaviour
The diet includes seeds, fruit and blossoms.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- AvianWeb
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-rumped Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-rumped_Parrot
