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Blue-backed Parrot  (Tanygnathus sumatranus)

Also Known As: Muller's Parrot, Azure-rumped Parrot
 
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Blue-backed Parrot (Tanygnathus sumatranus)

Credit: (c) Jonker/Innemee Araproject | http://www.araproject.nl
 
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Did You Know?
The Blue-backed Parrot is less common than the Blue-naped Parrot (which is near-threatened) but is not considered in danger.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Around 50,000

Range:
T.s. sumatranus: Sulawesi and nearby islands, Indonesia.
T.s. sangirensis: Talaud and Sangihe Islands, Indonesia.
T.s. burbidgii: Sulu Archipelago, southern Philippine Islands.
T.s. everetti: Central to southern Philippine Islands.
T.s. duponti: Luzon, northern Philippine Islands.
T.s. freeri: Polillo, northern Philippine Islands.


Habitat:
Occurs in lowland and lower mountain forest, along forest edge and occasionally in plantations or paddyfields up to 800m (2624 ft), mostly below 500m (1640 ft).

Threat Summary:
Trapping and habitat loss have caused declines in some areas.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Diet includes fruit, nuts, seeds and berries, and occasionally cultivated crops.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Resident, quiet and inconspicuous. Fairly approachable in areas where not harassed. Mostly encountered singly, in pairs or less often in flocks of up to 15 individuals. Active at night.

Clutch and Egg Size:
2 to 3 broadly elliptical eggs, 42.0 x 30.0mm (1.6 x 1.2 in)

Breeding Season:
April-November

Links to Other Project(s):
http://indonesian-parrot-project.org/Library/greatbill.html

http://www.opwall.com/Library/Indonesia/Indonesia%20Terrestrial/Other/2001%20kabaena%20biodiversity.htm

http://www.opwall.com/Library/Indonesia/Indonesia%20Terrestrial/Birds/bird_survey_report_1996.htm

More Info Sites:
http://www.pescp.org/species.html

http://www.avianweb.com/bluebackedparrots.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-backed_Parrot