- Erythrura trichroa
Identification
12cm
- Green body
- Yellow abdomen
- Blue head
- Red lower rump and upper tail coverts
- Brown iris and feet
- Black bill
Female: duller blue head.
Distribution
Southeast Asia and Australasia
South-east Asia: Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sulawesi, Moluccas
Australasia: Papua New Guinea, Australia: Queensland, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 11 subspecies[1]:
- E. t. sanfordi: Sulawesi (Latimojong Mountains and Lore Lindu National Park)
- E. t. modesta: Northern Moluccas (Ternate, Tidore, Halmahera and Bacan)
- E. t. pinaiae: Southern Moluccas (Seram and Buru)
- E. t. sigillifera: New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago
- E. t. macgillivrayi: North-eastern Queensland (Cape York to about Cairns)
- E. t. eichhorni: Bismarck Archipelago (Mussau and Emirau)
- E. t. pelewensis: Palau Islands (eastern Caroline Islands)
- E. t. clara: Caroline Islands (Truk, Pohnpei and Kosrae)
- E. t. trichroa: Kosrae (Caroline Islands)
- E. t. woodfordi: Guadalcanal and Solomon Islands
- E. t. cyanofrons: Vanuatu and Loyalty Islands (Lifou and Maré)
Habitat
Pastures at rainforest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes grass seeds, weeds and insects.
Breeding
The clutch consists of 4-6 eggs which are incubated for 12-13 days; the young fledge at 21 days.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-faced Parrotfinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-faced_Parrotfinch
