Azure-rumped parrot

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Azure-rumped parrot
Female in captivity
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Genus:	Tanygnathus
Species:	T. sumatranus
Binomial name
Tanygnathus sumatranus (Raffles, 1822)

The azure-rumped parrot (Tanygnathus sumatranus), is a large bird endemic to Indonesia found in Sulawesi and the Sangir Islands. It was previously conspecific with the blue-backed parrot which is differentiated with its red iris and blue-back versus the azure-rumped parrot's yellow iris and plain back. It is found in forests. Flocks are small and often active at night. Its main threats are habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade.

Description[]

It is of medium size (32 cm), primarily green with yellowish edging to the wings, a blue rump, and blue wing bends. The head, mantle, wings and tail are darker green, the belly and collar are lighter green. It is sexually dimorphic, with the male having a red beak and the female a pale yellow or horn colored beak. There are two subspecies:.

• T. s. sumatranus: Sulawesi. Sulawesi and nearby islands. Yellow iris.
• T. s. sangirensis: Sangir Islands and Karakelong. More blue on wing bends and wing coverts, head darker green. Yellow iris

References[]

• Juniper & Parr (1998) Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World; ISBN 0-300-07453-0.

External links[]

• Oriental Bird Images: Azure-rumped parrot Selected photos