Psittinus cyanurus
IUCN
LCBasic Information
Scientific classification
- name:Psittinus cyanurus
- Aliases:Psittinus cyanurus,Blue-rumped Parrot
- Outline:Climbing birds
- Family:Psittaciformes Psittacidae Psittacinae O.W.Psittaciformes G.Psittinus
Vital signs
- length:About 18 cm
- Weight:38-50g
- lifetime:No verification information
Feature
The body is mainly green, with bright red feathers in the underwing coverts, slightly reddish shoulders, and yellow edges on the wing coverts.
Details
Blue-rumped Parrot, also known as Blue-rumped Parrot, is a small parrot and the only species in the genus Psittinus.
Blue-rumped Parrots sometimes have a flock of up to 20 birds. They eat seeds, fruits and flowers.
The Red List of Endangered Species of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) is near threatened and may be threatened with extinction in the near future.
Listed in the second level of the "List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China".
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Location
Distributed in the southernmost part of Myanmar, the Thai Peninsula, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and nearby islands.
The Blue-rumped Parrot is found in low-altitude forests, generally below 700 meters, open woodlands, orchards, plantations, mangroves, dense bushes, and coconut plantations.
Form
The body is mainly green, with bright red feathers in the underwing coverts, slightly red shoulders, and yellow edges on the wing coverts. It is a sexually dimorphic bird, with the female having a gray-brown head; the male has a black upper back, a red upper beak, and a blue head and waist.