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− | *''E. t. sanfordi'': [[Sulawesi]] (Latimojong Mountains and Lore Lindu National Park) | + | *''E. t. sanfordi'': [[Sulawesi]] (Latimojong Mountains and [[Lore Lindu National Park]]) |
*''E. t. modesta'': Northern [[Moluccas]] (Ternate, Tidore, Halmahera and Bacan) | *''E. t. modesta'': Northern [[Moluccas]] (Ternate, Tidore, Halmahera and Bacan) | ||
*''E. t. pinaiae'': Southern Moluccas (Seram and Buru) | *''E. t. pinaiae'': Southern Moluccas (Seram and Buru) |
Revision as of 11:16, 30 November 2014
- 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[1]
There are 11 subspecies:
- 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: St. Matthias Islands (Bismarck Archipelago)
- 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, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-faced Parrotfinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-faced_Parrotfinch