Black-lored Parrot

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Black-Lored Parrot
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Tanygnathus
Species: T. gramineus
Binomial name
Tanygnathus gramineus
(Gmelin, 1788)

The Black-Lored Parrot, Tanygnathus gramineus, also known as the Buru Green Parrot, is a parrot found on the island of Buru in Indonesia. It is a 40cm green parrot with a black lore, and turquoise crown. Males have deep orange beaks, females grey-brown.

It is poorly known, being at least partly nocturnal and occupying hilly forests.

[edit] References

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