Brehm’s Tiger Parrot
Also known as:
Brehm's Parrot, Brehm's Ground Parrot
Also known as:
Brehm's Parrot, Brehm's Ground Parrot
DID YOU KNOW?
The Tiger parrots got their name because of their prominently barred plumage.
Size:
24 cm (9.3 in)
Weight:
94-120 g (3.3-4.2 oz)
Subspecies including nominate:
four: P.b. brehmii, P.b. intermixta, P.b. pallida, P.b. harterti
Colour Adult:
P.b. brehmii: Male-dark brown head, tinted olive; sides of neck have yellow line; green upperparts, with black barring; green breast; red undertail coverts; green tail. Beak blue/grey tipped with white. Eye red. Female-yellow line down sides of neck absent; yellow breast, with black barring.
P.b. intermixta: Both adults as in brehmii, but with more yellow underparts; paler olive/brown throat and sides of head. Larger in size.
P.b. pallida: Male-plumage is variable, but as in brehmii, and more yellowish upperparts and underparts; abdomen has blue suffusion on some birds. Female-differs from brehmii by having yellow flanks and sides of abdomen with black barring; more yellow upperparts and underparts.
P.b. harterti: Male-as in intermixta, but less yellow underparts; paler head with more olive colour. Smaller in size. Female-as in intermixta, but less yellow underparts; light black barring on flanks and sides of dull yellow abdomen. Smaller in size.
Colour Juvenile:
P.b. brehmii: As in adult female but with orange/red undertail coverts, the feathers tipped yellow/green. Eye yellow/brown.
Call:
Calls not often heard; when disturbed deep, short notes. Also two-syllable harsh notes, some downslurred.
More Information:
Content Sources:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
Lexicon of Parrots, Thomas Arndt.
Captive Status:
Virtually unknown in aviculture.
Longevity:
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Housing:
Aviary 2.5 x 1 x 2 m (8.2 x 3.3 x 6.5 ft).
Diet:
Pine and grass seeds, different fruits and berries possibly may be tried. Also vitamin and mineral supplements.
Enrichment:
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Nest Box Size:
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Clutch Size:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
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Hatch Weight:
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Peak Weight:
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Weaning Weight:
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World Population:
Unknown, reported as fairly common and widespread. Decreasing.
IUCN Red List Status:
Least Concern
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
Not globally threatened. Fairly common and widespread throughout range. Regularly recorded at Tari Gap, Papua New Guinea. This species is considered to have a high dependency on forest habitat, and tree cover is estimated to have declined by 1.7% within its range over the past 10 years. It is therefore tentatively suspected that this may have led to a population decline of 1-19% over the same time frame, with a best estimate of less than 5%.
Range:
P.b. brehmii: Vogelkop Mountains, West Papua.
P.b. intermixta: Snow and Weyland Mountains and Mount Goliath, West Papua.
P.b. pallida: Mountains of Papua New Guinea, excluding Huon Peninsula, and east from Sepik River area.
P.b. harterti: Mountains of Huon Peninsula, N Papua New Guinea.
Habitat:
Found from 1500-3000 m (4920-9840 ft) in montane forest, including Podocarp and beech Nothofagus forest and forest edge.
Wild Diet:
Diet includes small seeds and berries from conifers and fruits of Podocarpus, buds, fruits and leaves of Homalanthus. Also lerps suspected, as often seen searching leaves.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Slow-moving, short distance fliers. Found singly or in small groups and are fairly tame. Feeds on or near the ground although they are found at higher levels as well.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Not recorded.
Breeding Season:
Nestlings have been recorded in May and June.
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