Painted Tiger Parrot |
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Also known as: Painted Ground Parrot, Timberline Parrot
Painted Tiger Parrot, Papua, Indonesia
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Genus: Psittacella | Species: picta
Size:
19cm (7.4 in)
Weight:
48-60g (1.7-2.1 oz)
Subspecies including nominate:
three: P.p. picta, P.p. excelsa, P.p. lorentzi
Colour Adult:
P.p. picta: Male-body mostly green; crown and surrounding area red/brown; sides of neck have thin yellow band; throat and upper breast washed with blue; mantle and back green barred with black; red rump and upper and undertail coverts; tail green. Bill blue/grey tipped with white. Eye orange. Female-as in male but yellow band on neck absent; cheeks and ear coverts green/blue; breast and sides of abdomen yellow striped with black.
P.p. excelsa: Male-as in picta, but crown bright olive/brown. Female-as in picta but head bright olive/brown; throat and cheeks strongly washed with blue.
P.p. lorentzi: Both adults as in picta but crown and surrounding area olive/brown; cheeks blue/green, with darker green on ear coverts; rump and upper tail coverts green/yellow striped with black.
Colour Juvenile:
As in adult female but head brown with green edges to feathers.
Call:
Are described as nasal and slightly musical. Eastern birds sound harsher in tone. Err-ee note from P.p. lorentzi.
More Information:
Content Sources:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
Lexicon of Parrots, Thomas Arndt.
Painted Tiger Parrot, Papua, Indonesia
© Mehd Halaouate
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The species which make up this genus, or group, are among the least known of all parrots.Academic Research
Related publications: Psittacella pictaSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Not found in aviculture.
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Not recorded.
Diet:
Not recorded.
Enrichment:
Not recorded.
Nest Box Size:
Not recorded.
Clutch Size:
Not recorded.
Incubation Time:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
Not recorded.
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Painted Tiger Parrot, Papua, Indonesia
© Mehd Halaouate
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View in GalleryDid You Know?
The species which make up this genus, or group, are among the least known of all parrots.Academic Research
Related publications: Psittacella pictaSpecies 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. Widespread but either generally scarce or locally common.
Range:
P.p. picta: Wharton and Owen Stanley Ranges, SE Papua New Guinea.
P.p. excelsa: Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea.
P.p. lorentzi: Snow Mountains, Irian Jaya.
Habitat:
Found in montane forest, glades and forest edge, stunted moss forest, secondary growth habitat, alpine and subalpine shrubs, between 2400-4000m (7872-13,120 ft).
Wild Diet:
Eats seeds, small hard berries, and the fruits of Dacrydium conifers.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Feeds in low bushes, flying up to higher trees when startled. Generally quiet; seen singly, in pairs, or in groups up to six. Mixes with Madarasz's Tiger Parrot.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Not recorded.
Breeding Season:
June-August, with juvenile seen in October.
Painted Tiger Parrot, Papua, Indonesia
© Mehd Halaouate
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The species which make up this genus, or group, are among the least known of all parrots.Academic Research
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