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;[[:Category:Erythrura|Erythrura]] trichroa | ;[[:Category:Erythrura|Erythrura]] trichroa | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 12cm | ||
| + | *Green body | ||
| + | *Yellow abdomen | ||
| + | *Blue head | ||
| + | *Red lower rump and upper tail coverts | ||
| + | *Brown iris and feet | ||
| + | *Black bill<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''': duller blue head. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Southeast [[Asia]] and [[Australasia]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''South-east Asia''': [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sulawesi]], [[Moluccas]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Australasia''': [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Australia]]: [[Queensland]], [[Melanesia]], [[Solomon Islands]], [[Vanuatu]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 11 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''E. t. sanfordi'': [[Sulawesi]] (Latimojong Mountains and [[Lore Lindu National Park]]) | ||
| + | *''E. t. modesta'': Northern [[Moluccas]] (Ternate, Tidore, Halmahera and Bacan) | ||
| + | *''E. t. pinaiae'': Southern Moluccas (Seram and Buru) | ||
| + | *''E. t. sigillifera'': [[New Guinea]] and Bismarck Archipelago | ||
| + | *''E. t. macgillivrayi'': North-eastern [[Queensland]] (Cape York to about Cairns) | ||
| + | *''E. t. eichhorni'': Bismarck Archipelago (Mussau and Emirau) | ||
| + | *''E. t. pelewensis'': Palau Islands (eastern Caroline Islands) | ||
| + | *''E. t. clara'': Caroline Islands (Truk, Pohnpei and Kosrae) | ||
| + | *''E. t. trichroa'': Kosrae (Caroline Islands) | ||
| + | *''E. t. woodfordi'': Guadalcanal and [[Solomon Islands]] | ||
| + | *''E. t. cyanofrons'': [[Vanuatu]] and Loyalty Islands (Lifou and Maré) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Pastures at rainforest edges. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | == | + | ====Diet==== |
| + | The diet includes grass seeds, weeds and insects. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | The clutch consists of 4-6 eggs which are incubated for 12-13 days; the young fledge at 21 days. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Erythrura]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Erythrura]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:51, 22 November 2024
- Erythrura trichroa
Identification
12cm
- Green body
- Yellow abdomen
- Blue head
- Red lower rump and upper tail coverts
- Brown iris and feet
- Black bill
Female: duller blue head.
Distribution
Southeast Asia and Australasia
South-east Asia: Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sulawesi, Moluccas
Australasia: Papua New Guinea, Australia: Queensland, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 11 subspecies[1]:
- E. t. sanfordi: Sulawesi (Latimojong Mountains and Lore Lindu National Park)
- E. t. modesta: Northern Moluccas (Ternate, Tidore, Halmahera and Bacan)
- E. t. pinaiae: Southern Moluccas (Seram and Buru)
- E. t. sigillifera: New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago
- E. t. macgillivrayi: North-eastern Queensland (Cape York to about Cairns)
- E. t. eichhorni: Bismarck Archipelago (Mussau and Emirau)
- E. t. pelewensis: Palau Islands (eastern Caroline Islands)
- E. t. clara: Caroline Islands (Truk, Pohnpei and Kosrae)
- E. t. trichroa: Kosrae (Caroline Islands)
- E. t. woodfordi: Guadalcanal and Solomon Islands
- E. t. cyanofrons: Vanuatu and Loyalty Islands (Lifou and Maré)
Habitat
Pastures at rainforest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes grass seeds, weeds and insects.
Breeding
The clutch consists of 4-6 eggs which are incubated for 12-13 days; the young fledge at 21 days.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Blue-faced Parrotfinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-faced_Parrotfinch
External Links
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