Psittinus - Blue-rumped Parrots
Class: Aves ... Order: Psittaciformes ... Family: Psittacidae ... Subfamily: Psittacinae ... Genus: Scientific: Psittinus ... English: Blue-rumped Parrots ... Dutch: Dwergedelpapegaaien ... German: Rotachselpapageien ... French: Petites perroquet eclectus ... CITES II: Endangered Species
Description:
General plumage green; head greyish-blue, brighter blue to forehead and crown; breast and abdomen greyish-olive; thighs and under tail-coverts greenish-yellow with bluish tips; back blue-black with each feather edged greenish-grey; lower back and upper tail-coverts deep blue; sides of body, under wing-coverts and bend of wing red; outermost lesser wing-coverts brownish-red; wings and greater wing-coverts dark green; secondaries and wing-coverts with greenish-yellow edging; tail-feathers upperside greenish-yellow, underside yellow; upper mandible red, lower mandible brown-blackish; iris pale yellow; feet grey.
Female as male, but with brown head; ear-coverts tinged olive-yellow; back, lower back and upper tail-coverts green; bluish patch to lower back; breast and abdomen yellowish-green; outer under wing-coverts green; upper and lower mandible brown-blackish.
Immatures as female, but with green head; young males usually with bluish tinge to forehead; under wing-coverts partially red; iris greyish-yellow.
Length: 18 cm (7 ins), wing length 110 - 126 mm (4 - 5 ins).
Distribution / Status in the Wild:
CITES II - Endangered Species 
Distribution: South-western Thailand, Burma, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Rhio Archipelago, Banka Island
Species Names :
Scientific: Psittinus cyanurus cyanurus ... English: Blue-rumped Parrot ... Dutch: Blauwrugdwergpapegaai ... German: Rotachselpapagei ... French: Psittacule à croupon bleu
Related Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots
Sub-species:
Greater Blue-rumped Parrots: Species: Scientific: Psittinus cyanurus pontius ... English: Greater Blue-rumped Parrot ... Dutch: Grote Blauwrugdwergpapegaai ... German: Großer Rotachselpapagei ... French: Psittacule de Mantawi
Description: Like Blue-rumped (cyanurus), but larger. Length: 20 cm (8 ins), wing length 116 - 142 mm (4.5 - 5.5 ins).
CITES II - Endangered Species Distribution: Siberut, Sipora, Pagi, Indonesia
Related Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 2 - click on link to view photo.)
Siumat Blue-rumped Parrots: Species: Scientific: Psittinus cyanurus abotti ... English: Siumat Blue-rumped Parrot ... Dutch: Siumat Blauwrugdwergpapegaai ... German: Siumat Rotachselpapagei ... French: Psittacule e Abott
Description: Like Blue-rumped (cyanurus), but crown uniformly blue; forehead and eye area interspersed with green; breast, abdomen and under tail-coverts yellowish-green; back, lower back and upper tail-coverts green; upper mandible reddish-brown, lower mandible blackish-brown; larger. Female as male, but with green head; outermost under wing-coverts green; upper and lower mandible brown-blackish. Length: 22 cm (8.5
ins), wing length 134 - 149 mm (5.5 - 6 ins).
CITES II - Endangered Species Distribution: Simelue and Siumat Islands, westen coast Sumatra, Indonesia
Related Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 3 - click on link to view photo.)
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