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Chalcopsitta sintillata

[edit] Identification

30cm. Green, bright red forehead, crown, thighs and underwing covert feathers, black head extending to the chest, green belly, yellow streaking over the entire underside of the bird, black beak, feet and skin around the eye.

[edit] Distribution

New Guinea and the Aru Islands.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are three recognised subspecies -

• Chalcopsitta scintillata scintillata

• C. s. chloroptera - mostly green underwing coverts and lighter body with narrower streaking.

• C. s. rubifrons - wider, more orange streaking on browner breast.

[edit] Habitat

Lowland savanna, montane forest, mangroves and coconut plantations.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes nectar and pollen.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID