Azure-rumped Parrot

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Species Profile

Genus: Tanygnathus | Species: sumatranus

Size:

32cm (12.5 in)

Weight:

230-330g (8-11.5 oz)

Subspecies including nominate:

two: T.s. sumatranus, T.s. sangirensis

Colour Adult:

T.s. sumatranus: Both adults-blue rump and lower back; lesser and primary coverts green, marked with blue. Red bill in male, white in female. Eye yellow. 
T.s. sangirensis: Both adults-as in sumatranus, but more blue on bend of wing and lesser wing coverts.

Colour Juvenile:

As in adults.

Call:

Calls described as loud and barking; also disyllabic call followed by upslurred, nasal screeching note; musical quavering shriek and single, nasal-sounding squawk. While perched gives single loud notes.

More Information:

Avibase

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Species Care

Captive Status:

Uncommon

Longevity:

Not recorded.

Housing:

Walk-in aviary or enclosure, minimum length 3m (9.8 ft).

Diet:

Mix of small seeds: canary, oats, safflower; spray millet; limited sunflower seed, dry, soaked or sprouted; sprouted mung or other beans, cooked butterbeans or lentils; boiled corn; fresh green leaves (Swiss chard, lettuce, sowthistle, dandelion, chickweed; vegetables including carrot, celery, squash or zucchini, green beans or peas in the pod; fruit including apple, orange, pear, cactus fruits and bananas; nuts such as walnuts, hazelnuts, pecans and roasted peanuts; complete pellet.

Enrichment:

Bathing, parrot play gyms, large parrot toys and safe chewables.

Nest Box Size:

10" x 10" x 22" (25.4cm x 25.4cm x 55.9cm) vertical box.

Clutch Size:

2 to 3

Incubation Time:

25 days

Fledging Age:

9 weeks

Hatch Weight:

Not recorded.

Peak Weight:

Not recorded.

Weaning Weight:

Not recorded.

Specialist Club:

The Tanygnathus Society

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Species Wild Status

World Population:

Unknown, stable.

IUCN Red List Status:

Least Concern

CITES Listing:

Appendix II

Threat Summary:

Not globally threatened. Trapping and habitat loss have caused declines in some areas.

Range:

T.s. sumatranus: Sulawesi and nearby islands, Indonesia.
T.s. sangirensis: Talaud and Sangihe Islands, Indonesia.

Habitat:

Occurs in lowland and lower mountain forest, along forest edge and occasionally in plantations or paddyfields up to 800m (2624 ft), mostly below 500m (1640 ft).

Wild Diet:

Diet includes fruits of Leptospermum and Ficus, nuts, seeds and berries, and occasionally cultivated crops.

Ecology and Behaviour:

Resident, quiet and inconspicuous. Fairly approachable in areas where not harassed. Mostly encountered singly, in pairs or less often in flocks of up to 15 individuals. Active at night.

Clutch and Egg Size:

2 to 3 broadly elliptical eggs, 42.0 x 30.0mm (1.6 x 1.2 in)

Breeding Season:

October-November. Nest is in tree cavity.

Related Links:

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