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'''Alternative name: Buru Green Parrot''' | '''Alternative name: Buru Green Parrot''' | ||
;[[: Category:Tanygnathus|Tanygnathus]] gramineus | ;[[: Category:Tanygnathus|Tanygnathus]] gramineus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 40cm<br /> | + | 40cm (15¾ in)<br /> |
| − | *Green | + | *Green overall plumage |
| − | *Black lores | + | *Black [[Topography#Heads|lores]] |
*Turquoise crown | *Turquoise crown | ||
| − | *Bill: | + | *Bluish-grey wash over crown and upper cheeks |
| + | *Bill: red in the male; grey-brown in the female | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
South-east [[Asia]]: found in the montane forests of Buru (southern [[Moluccan Islands]]) | South-east [[Asia]]: found in the montane forests of Buru (southern [[Moluccan Islands]]) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Montane forests generally above 600–700 m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Partly nocturnal. | Partly nocturnal. | ||
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| + | There is no information available on diet or breeding. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tanygnathus+gramineus}} | {{GSearch|Tanygnathus+gramineus}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Tanygnathus | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Tanygnathus]] |
Revision as of 23:06, 21 March 2019
Alternative name: Buru Green Parrot
- Tanygnathus gramineus
Identification
40cm (15¾ in)
- Green overall plumage
- Black lores
- Turquoise crown
- Bluish-grey wash over crown and upper cheeks
- Bill: red in the male; grey-brown in the female
Distribution
South-east Asia: found in the montane forests of Buru (southern Moluccan Islands)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Montane forests generally above 600–700 m.
Behaviour
Partly nocturnal.
There is no information available on diet or breeding.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-lored Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-lored_Parrot
