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Purple-bellied Parrot  

Also Known As: Blue-bellied Parrot, Purple-breasted Parrot, Violet-bellied Parrot
 
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Wild Purple-bellied Parrot perched on palm frond

Credit: (c) Ron Hoff
 
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The male Purple-bellied Parrot displays by walking jerkily with head lowered, pushing its beak in front of it along the perch. The feathers of the mantle are raised, the tail is spread much like an Amazon, and the male sings while shaking his head quickly, then rubs his bill on the branch. The female shakes her head and sings.

Species Profile
Genus:
Triclaria

Species:
malachitacea

Size: Adult Weight:
28cm (11 in) 110-155g (3.8-5.4 oz)

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Male-an all-green parrot, with purple/blue on centre of abdomen and lower breast. Bill pale horn in colour. Eye ring grey. Eye brown. Female-underparts green.

Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but males show minimal purple/blue on centre of abdomen, and lower breast is green.

Call: Calls are described as distinctive and song-like; trilling notes. Also rapidly repeated squeaking notes. Captive birds have been heard to duet with one another.

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Content Sources:

Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E343.htm&Pic=343_1.JPG

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

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

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1692&m=0

xeno-canto America http://www.xeno-canto.org/index.php

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

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

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.

Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.

Parrots: Their Care and Breeding, Low, 1986.