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2007-01-12 10:11:01 · 2 answers · asked by Dija 1 in Science & Mathematics Zoology

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Muller's Parrot Tanygnathus sumatranus
blue-blacked parrot
Subspecies
duponti
freeri
everetti
burbidgii
sangirensis
sumatranus

Adult: 32cm. Male - general plumage green brighter on head & uppertail-coverts; more yellowish on mantle & underparts. Rump and lower back rich blue. Lesser & primary wing-coverts green margined with blue; median & secondary wing-coverts green margined yellow-green. Underwing-coverts yellowish-green. Tail above green tipped yellowish-green; below dusky yellow. Bill red paler towards tip. iris pale yellow; legs greenish-brown. Female - mantle darker green, less yellowish; little blue on margins of lesser wing-coverts. Bill white. Easily confused with the larger Great-billed Parrot if not seen clearly. Iris pale yellow; legs greenish-brown.

Habitat: lowland forest, especially forest edge & trees in cultivation; tends to avoid dense forest. Active and noisy at night.

Voice: in flight harsh ki-ek...ki-ek.

2007-01-12 10:34:27 · answer #1 · answered by jamaica 5 · 1 0

It is a blue-backed parrot that lives in Sumatra.
it probably eats seeds, like the rest of parots.

2007-01-12 10:13:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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