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Photo by mehdhalaouate
West of Jayapura, Papua New Guinea, March 2008
Chalcopsitta duivenbodei

Identification

31cm

  • Dark brown
  • Yellow forecrown, chin and thighs
  • Yellow under-wing converts, innerwebs of primary feathers and bend of wing
  • Purple rump
  • Black bill
  • Orange/red iris

Distribution

Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

Taxonomy

There are 2 subspecies:

  • C. d. duivenbodei:
  • Coastal northern New Guinea (Geelvink Bay to Aitape region)
  • C. d. syringanuchalis:
  • Coastal lowlands of New Guinea (Aitape to Astrolabe Bay)

Habitat

Forests.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet inclues fruit, seeds, buds, nectar, and grain.

Breeding

The eggs are incubated for 24-25 days.

References

  1. 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.
  2. World Parrot Trust
  3. AvianWeb

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