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Papuan King Parrot  

Also Known As: Green-winged Parrot
 
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Papuan King Parrot in the wild

Credit: (c) Mehd Halaouate | http://www.indonesien.nu/indonesieneng/index.shtml
 
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The King Parakeets are easily recognized as a group by their intensely coloured, shiny red, green and blue plumage and by their long tails.

Species Profile
Genus:
Alisterus

Species:
chloropterus

Size: Adult Weight:
36cm (14 in) 138-190g (4.8-6.6 oz)

Races including nominate:
three: A.c. chloropterus, A.c. callopterus, A.c. moszkowskii

Colourization Adult: A.c. chloropterus: male-red head and underparts; upper mantle black with blue band, extending to nape; folded wing has yellow/green blaze; rest of wing dark green; blue back, rump and upper tail coverts; black tail. Upper mandible orange/red tipped with black, grey/black lower mandible. Eye orange. Female-dull green head, back and wings; dull green throat and breast margined with red; dark green tail. Upper mandible orange/brown tipped with grey. A.c. callopterus: male-as in chloropterus, but blue band on mantle not extended to hindneck and nape. Female-as in chloropterus. A.c. moszkowskii: male-as in callopterus. Female-as in male.

Colourization Juvenile: A.c. chloropterus: as in adult female, but red on breast absent; lateral tail feathers tipped with dull pink. Eye brown. A.c. moszkowskii: as in adult female.

Call: Calls are described as shrill and metallic, repeated while in flight or alarmed. Also high-pitched, metallic upslurred notes while perched.

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Content Sources:

BirdHealth http://www.birdhealth.com.au/bird/parrot/aspets.html#king

BirdCare http://www.birdcare.com.au/king_parrot.htm

Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E113.htm&Pic=113_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=1453&m=0

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

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

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.

Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.