Home > All About Parrots > Parrot Encyclopedia

|

Species Profile

Genus:
Bolbopsittacus

Species:
lunulatus

Size:	Adult Weight:
15cm (5.8 in)	Not available

Races including nominate:
four: B.l. lunulatus, B.l. intermedius, B.l. callainipictus, B.l. mindanensis

Colourization Adult: B.l. lunulatus: male-in general plumage yellow/green; pale blue face and throat; pale blue collar surrounding hindneck; green/yellow rump and upper tail coverts. Bill silver/grey tipped with black. Eye dark brown. Female-blue throat and lower cheeks; yellow collar surrounding hindneck, the feathers lightly scalloped with black; yellow/green rump, with lightly black scalloped feathers. B.l. intermedius: male-dark blue face tinted with purple; bright blue collar. Female-blue confined to throat; cheeks pale green; paler green around eyes; faint orange/yellow collar. B.l. callainipictus: male-as in intermedius, but in general plumage more yellow, especially on underparts; face and nuchal collar more dark and green/blue; cheeks less blue. Female-as in intermedius, but in general plumage more yellow; rump and nuchal collar more yellow and brighter. B.l. mindanensis: male-green cheeks parting blue around eyes from blue of throat; darker and brighter blue collar than in lunulatus; yellow tint to green head. Female-as in lunulatus, but head green tinted yellow.

Colourization Juvenile: B.l. lunulatus: as in adult female, but bill pale grey with yellow at base of lower mandible. B.l. intermedius: as in adult female. B.l. callainipictus: as in adult female. B.l. mindanensis: as in adult female.

Call: Calls made in flight are high-pitched and abrupt. Emits softer sounds while feeding.

Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results