- 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
- 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.
- World Parrot Trust
- AvianWeb
