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[[Image:8753659448 2ee6e01db3 c.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''cyanurus''<br />Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Venus Loop, [[Singapore]], May 2013]] | [[Image:8753659448 2ee6e01db3 c.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''cyanurus''<br />Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Venus Loop, [[Singapore]], May 2013]] | ||
| − | ;[[: Category:Psittinus|Psittinus]] cyanurus | + | ;[[Category:Psittinus]] [[: Category:Psittinus|Psittinus]] cyanurus |
| + | '''Includes: Simeulue Parrot''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
18cm | 18cm | ||
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*Upperside of tail greenish-yellow and underside yellow | *Upperside of tail greenish-yellow and underside yellow | ||
*Red upper mandible | *Red upper mandible | ||
| + | [[Image:Filtered ND4 2908 Medium .JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female, subspecies ''cyanurus''<br />Photo by {{user|jweeyh|jweeyh}}<br />[[Singapore]], 2013]] | ||
*Brownish-black lower mandible | *Brownish-black lower mandible | ||
*Light yellow iris | *Light yellow iris | ||
*Grey feet<br /> | *Grey feet<br /> | ||
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'''Female''' | '''Female''' | ||
*Greyish-brown head | *Greyish-brown head | ||
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'''Immature''' - like female, green head is green; young males have bluish tinge to forehead; under wing-coverts partially red. The irises are greyish-yellow. | '''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== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula (comprising south Tenasserim, southern Thailand, Peninsula Malaysia and Singapore) to Sumatra and Borneo. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Simeulue Parrot]] was formerly included in [[Blue-rumped Parrot]]. | ||
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====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| − | + | Clements recognizes these subspecies[[#References|[1]]]: | |
| − | *''P. c. cyanurus'': | + | *''P. c. cyanurus'': Southern [[Thailand]] to southern Tennasserim in southern [[Myanmar]], Peninsula Malaysia, [[Singapore]], [[Sumatra]] and [[Borneo]] |
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| − | + | *''P. c. pontius'': Mentawi Island (Siberut, Sipura, North Pagai and South Pagai) | |
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| − | *''P. c. pontius'': | ||
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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. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes seeds, fruit and blossoms. | The diet includes seeds, fruit and blossoms. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Psittinus | + | {{GSearch|"Psittinus cyanurus" {{!}} "Blue-rumped Parrot"}} |
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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| − | [[Category:Birds | + | [[Category:Birds]] |
Latest revision as of 19:59, 13 July 2024
- Psittinus cyanurus
Includes: Simeulue Parrot
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
Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula (comprising south Tenasserim, southern Thailand, Peninsula Malaysia and Singapore) to Sumatra and Borneo.
Taxonomy
Simeulue Parrot was formerly included in Blue-rumped Parrot.
Subspecies
Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:
- P. c. cyanurus: Southern Thailand to southern Tennasserim in southern Myanmar, Peninsula Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and Borneo
- 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
Diet
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
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
