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Blue-naped Parrot  

Also Known As: Blue-crowned Green Parrot, Luzon Parrot, Philippine Green Parrot
 
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Wild Blue-naped Parrot foraging in undergrowth

Credit: (c) Benedict De Laender
 
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Did You Know?
The distinctive red beak of the Blue-naped Parrot is red in babies before they are feathered.

Species Profile
Genus:
Tanygnathus

Species:
lucionensis

Size: Adult Weight:
31cm (12.1 in) 200-230g (7-8.1 oz)

Races including nominate:
three: T.l. lucionensis, T.l. hybridus, T.l. talautensis

Colourization Adult:
Medium to large sized green parrot with large red bill. T.l. lucionensis: both adults-back of crown to back of head blue; median wing coverts margined yellow/orange; back washed with blue. Eye yellow. T.l. hybridus: both adults-as in lucionensis, but back of crown green and back of head paler blue tinged with violet. T.l. talautensis (includes salvadorii): both adults-as in lucionensis but back without blue.

Colourization Juvenile:
T.l. lucionensis: as in adult but with little blue on hindcrown to nape; wing coverts green. Eye grey.

Call: Variety of calls including a repeating aaa-kkk or ak-a-eee with an upward inflection, plus repeated kek-a-kee and drawn-out eeee and other loud, harsh sounds.

Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results

 

Content Sources:

Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E100.htm&Pic=100_1.JPG

Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1443&m=0

CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html

Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.

Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi and Grajal, 2000.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977, 1989.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.

Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.