Madarasz's tiger parrot

Madarasz's tiger parrot
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Genus:	Psittacella
Species:	P. madaraszi
Binomial name
	Psittacella madaraszi; Meyer, 1886

Madarasz's tiger parrot (Psittacella madaraszi) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae native to New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Hungarian ornithologist Gyula von Madarász.^[2]

Description[]

Madarasz's tiger parrot is a relatively small parrot, with a height of about 14 cm and an average weight of around 34-44 grams. Males and females feature an olive/brown head. From crown to hindneck, it has yellow feathers, giving it speckled appearance. The throat area has a more dull yellow hue. The upper breast is olive in color. It has green tail feathers with red undertail coverts. The beak is a light blue/grey tipped with white. Females have a blue wash on the forehead and an orange wash on the nape and hindneck.^[3]

References[]

^ BirdLife International (2012). "Psittacella madaraszi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.old-form url
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 218.
^ Trust, World Parrot. "Madarasz's Tiger Parrot (Psittacella madaraszi) | Parrot Encyclopedia". www.parrots.org. Retrieved 2017-04-19.

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[1] BirdLife International (2012). "Psittacella madaraszi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.old-form url

[2] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 218.

[3] Trust, World Parrot. "Madarasz's Tiger Parrot (Psittacella madaraszi) | Parrot Encyclopedia". www.parrots.org. Retrieved 2017-04-19.

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show v t Tribus: Psittaculini
Genus	(extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)
Psittinus	Blue-rumped parrot
Psittacella	Brehm's tiger parrot Painted tiger parrot Modest tiger parrot Madarasz's tiger parrot
Geoffroyus	Red-cheeked parrot (or singing parrot) Blue-collared parrot Song parrot
Prioniturus	Montane racket-tail Mindanao racket-tail Blue-headed racket-tail Green racket-tail Blue-crowned racket-tail Mindoro racket-tail Blue-winged racket-tail (or Sulu racket-tail) Yellow-breasted racket-tail Golden-mantled racket-tail Buru racket-tail
Tanygnathus	Great-billed parrot Blue-naped parrot Blue-backed parrot Black-lored parrot
Eclectus	Eclectus parrot Oceanic eclectus parrot † ₴ (extinct or prehistoric)
Psittacula	Alexandrine parakeet (or Alexandrine parrot) Seychelles parakeet † Rose-ringed parakeet (or ringnecked parakeet) Echo parakeet Newton's parakeet † Slaty-headed parakeet Grey-headed parakeet Plum-headed parakeet Blossom-headed parakeet Lord Derby's parakeet Red-breasted parakeet Nicobar parakeet Long-tailed parakeet Mascarene grey parakeet †
incertae sedis (probably Psittaculini)	Broad-billed parrot † (genus: Lophopsittacus) Rodrigues parrot † (genus: Necropsittacus)

Madarasz's tiger parrot

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Genus:	Psittacella
Species:	P. madaraszi
Binomial name
*Psittacella madaraszi* Meyer, 1886