Blue-naped Parrot
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Also known as:
- Blue-crowned Green Parrot
- Luzon Parrot
- Philippine Green Parrot
The Blue-naped Parrot, Tanygnathus lucionensis, is a parrot found throughout the Philippines including islands off north and east Borneo and Talaud Islands. It is a medium size parrot (31 cm), primarily green except for a light blue rear crown and nape, pale blue lower back and rump, scalloped shoulders with orange-brown on black coverts, and blackish underwings with green underwing coverts.
There are at least three subspecies; others have been proposed:
- T. l. lucionensis: Luzon and Mindoro
- T. l. hybridus: Polillo Islands. Blue on crown less extensive, tinged with violet. More green on wing coverts.
- T. l. talautensis (T. l. salvadorii is recognized instead by authorities on Philippine birds citing Kenneth C. Parkes' 1971 Nemouria publication): Rest of range. No blue on lower back, plumage less yellow.
It is found in secondary forests to scattered trees up to 1000m. Flock size is usually under a dozen. They feed on berries, seeds, nuts and grain. Habitat loss and trapping have made them scarce on most islands except Mindoro and Palawan.
[edit] References
Dickinson, E.C., R.S. Kennedy and K.C. Parkes (1991). The birds of the Philippines: An annotated check-list. British Ornithologists' Union Check-list No. 12.
Juniper, T. and M. Parr (1998). Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World. Yale University Press, New Haven and London; ISBN 0-300-07453-0.
Kennedy, R.S., P.C. Gonzales, E.C. Dickinson, H.C. Miranda, Jr., and T.H. Fisher (2000). A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines. Oxford University Press, Oxford and New York; ISBN 0-19-854668-8.
