Buru Racquet-tailed Parrot |
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Also known as: Buru Racquet-tail
Buru Racquet-tailed Parrot
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This parrot's taxonomic name, Prioniturus mada, comes from a 3000-ft high mountain in its range on the island of Buru.Academic Research
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Genus: Prioniturus | Species: mada
Size:
32cm (12.5 in)
Weight:
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Male-nape to back of neck and mantle and lesser wing coverts blue/purple; lower back washed with blue/purple; blue on edge of forewing; pale yellow margins to inner webs of secondary feathers. Centre tail feathers green, racquets and side tail feathers green tipped with blue/black. Bill dark grey with paler grey at base; eye dark brown. Female-no blue/purple on back of neck or mantle, blue/purple less evident on nape, lesser wing coverts and bend of wing.
Colour Juvenile:
As in adult but no blue/purple on upperparts, except a bit on nape in males; blue on bend of wing; no bare tail shafts.
Call:
Repetitive whistling and kwii kwii kwii notes; and lower pitched sounds.
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Buru Racquet-tailed Parrot
© Robert01 CC BY-SA 3.0 de] via German Wikipedia
Photos
View in GalleryDid You Know?
This parrot's taxonomic name, Prioniturus mada, comes from a 3000-ft high mountain in its range on the island of Buru.Academic Research
Related publications: Prioniturus madaSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Not found in captivity.
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Not recorded.
Diet:
Not recorded.
Enrichment:
Not recorded.
Nest Box Size:
Not recorded.
Clutch Size:
Up to 5 eggs.
Incubation Time:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
Not recorded.
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Buru Racquet-tailed Parrot
© Robert01 CC BY-SA 3.0 de] via German Wikipedia
Photos
View in GalleryDid You Know?
This parrot's taxonomic name, Prioniturus mada, comes from a 3000-ft high mountain in its range on the island of Buru.Academic Research
Related publications: Prioniturus madaSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
Unknown, stable.
IUCN Red List Status:
Least Concern
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
Not globally threatened. A BirdLife “restricted-range” species. Was once considered threatened because of restricted range above 1000m (3280 ft), but evidence shows this bird to be more common than previously thought.
Range:
Occurs on Buru, S Moluccas, Indonesia.
Habitat:
Found up to 1600m (5248 ft) in all types of forest habitat, including selectively logged areas and tall secondary growth; also found in remnant trees in cultivated areas; most common at around 600m (1968 ft).
Wild Diet:
Eats fruits, flowers, berries and seeds.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Often seen in groups of up to ten birds, seasonally nomadic in response to fruiting trees in mountains.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Up to 5 eggs
Breeding Season:
December-February. Nest is in hollow limb or tree cavity.
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Buru Racquet-tailed Parrot
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This parrot's taxonomic name, Prioniturus mada, comes from a 3000-ft high mountain in its range on the island of Buru.Academic Research
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