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Blue-collared Parrot
Also Known As: Lilac-collared Parrot
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Did You Know?
Blue-collared Parrots commonly make long flights above the canopy of the forest. This species is one of the only to do so; most other parrot species are resident making only small local movements.
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Not AvailableSpecies Profile
Genus:Geoffroyus
Species:
simplex
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 22cm (8.5 in) | 195g (6.8 oz) |
Races including nominate:
two: G.s. simplex, G.s. buergersi
Colourization Adult: G.s. simplex: male-mostly green in colour; collar of grey/blue around neck; bronze/brown mark on inner median wing coverts; dark blue underwing coverts. Bill grey/black. Eye cream/white. Female-blue collar around neck absent. G.s. buergersi: male-blue/purple collar on neck broader; more purple/blue underwing coverts. Female-underwing coverts as in male.
Colourization Juvenile: G.s. simplex: As in adult female. G.s. buergersi: As in adult female.
Call: Calls in flight are distinctive, a loud rolling series of notes repeated continuously; harsh sounding from close by but musical from a distance.
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Content Sources:
Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E096.htm&Pic=096_1.JPG
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1431&m=0
xeno-canto Asia http://www.xeno-canto.org/index.php
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
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