Alternative name: Buru Green Parrot
- Tanygnathus gramineus
Identification
40cm (15¾ in)
- Green overall plumage
- Black lores
- Turquoise crown
- Bluish-grey wash over crown and upper cheeks
- Bill: red in the male; grey-brown in the female
Distribution
South-east Asia: found in the montane forests of Buru (southern Moluccan Islands)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Montane forests generally above 600–700 m.
Behaviour
Partly nocturnal.
There is no information available on diet or breeding.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-lored Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-lored_Parrot
