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Great-billed Parrot  (Tanygnathus megalorynchos)

Also Known As: Moluccan Parrot, Island Parrot, Large-billed Parrot
 
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Wild Great-billed Parrot perched in tree, Buru Island, Indonesia

Credit: © Mehd Halaouate | http://www.indonesien.nu/indonesieneng/index.shtml
 
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Did You Know?
The Great-billed Parrot prefers small islands and will travel widely between them.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Approximately 110,000

Range:
T.m. megalorynchos: Talaud and Sangihe Islands to small islands off western coast of Vogelkop Peninsula, Irian Jaya; introduced to S Philippines.
T.m. affinis: S Moluccas.
T.m. subaffinis: Tanimbar Islands, and Babar Island.
T.m. hellmayri: SW Timor, Semau and Roti Islands.
T.m. viridipennis: Kalaotoa and Madu Islands, south of Sulawesi.
T.m. sumbensis: Sumba, Lesser Sunda Islands.
T.m. floris: Flores, Lesser Sunda Islands.
T.m. djampeae: Tanahjampea and Kalao Islands, south of Sulawesi.


Habitat:
Found in coastal lowlands and adjacent foothills; occurs in primary and tall secondary forest, forest edges, closed woodlands and mangrove; will also visit coconut plantations. Up to 1000m (3280 ft).

Threat Summary:
May be suffering from some local declines through trade and loss of habitat.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Eat fruits, nuts.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Will congregate in groups of up to a dozen birds while feeding; call loudly while in flight. Communal roosting.

Clutch and Egg Size:
2 broadly elliptical eggs, 39.0 x 28.5mm (1.5 x 1.1 in).

Breeding Season:
August-December

Project Status (WPT):
http://www.indonesian-parrot-project.org/resources.html

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

More Info Sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great-billed_Parrot

http://www.oiseaux.net/birds/distribution/great-billed.parrot.html

http://www.avianweb.com/tanygnathus.htm