Modest Tiger Parrot

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Species Profile

Genus: Psittacella | Species: modesta

Size:

14cm (5.5 in)

Weight:

42g (1.5 oz)

Subspecies including nominate:

three: P.m. modesta, P.m. collarius, P.m. subcollaris

Colour Adult:

P.m. modesta: Male-dark brown forehead, lores and crown; dull olive/yellow nape and hindneck, the feathers margined with brown; olive/brown head, turning paler on throat and breast; red undertail coverts; green upperparts, the feathers finely edged with black; green uppertail. Bill blue/grey tipped with white. Eye orange. Female-brown head; orange breast, the feathers widely margined dark brown; yellow and green/brown barring on sides of abdomen.
P.m. collaris: Male-as in modesta, but has irregular yellow collar below brown on hindneck; red/brown tinge on throat and sides of head. Female-as in modesta, but with faint yellow markings on hindneck.
P.m. subcollaris: Male-as in collaris, but with thinner, brighter yellow collar on hindneck; darker brown head; darker green upperparts. Female-as in modesta, but darker brown head; some birds have faint yellow collar on hindneck.

Colour Juvenile:

P.m. modesta: As in adult female.
P.m. collaris: As in adult female.
P.m. subcollaris: As in adult female.

Call:

Calls are described as soft and plaintive peeps.

More Information:

Avibase

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The genus Psittacella is one of the least-known groups of parrots in the world.

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Species Care

Captive Status:

Not recorded.

Longevity:

Not recorded.

Housing:

Not recorded.

Diet:

Not recorded.

Enrichment:

Not recorded.

Nest Box Size:

Not recorded.

Clutch Size:

Not recorded.

Incubation Time:

Not recorded.

Fledging Age:

Not recorded.

Hatch Weight:

Not recorded.

Peak Weight:

Not recorded.

Weaning Weight:

Not recorded.

Wild Modest Tiger Parrot
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The genus Psittacella is one of the least-known groups of parrots in the world.

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Related publications: Psittacella modesta

Species Wild Status

World Population:

Unknown, stable.

IUCN Red List Status:

Least Concern

CITES Listing:

Appendix II

Threat Summary:

Not globally threatened. A BirdLife “restricted-range” species. Locally common but very shy and quiet.

Range:

P.m. modesta: Mountains of Vogelkop, W Irian Jaya.
P.m. collaris: Southern slopes of Snow Mountains, Irian Jaya.
P.m. subcollaris: Northern slopes of Snow Mountains, Irian Jaya, east to longitude 145 deg E in C Papua New Guinea.

Habitat:

Found from 1700-2800m (5576-9184 ft) in montane rainforest, moss forest, forest edge and secondary growth forest.

Wild Diet:

Diet includes seeds, hard berries and small fruits.

Ecology and Behaviour:

Is a quiet bird found singly or in pairs, creeping slowly through the mid or lower storey forest. Is fairly approachable in the wild, only flying a short distance away when disturbed. Resident.

Clutch and Egg Size:

Not recorded.

Breeding Season:

June.

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The genus Psittacella is one of the least-known groups of parrots in the world.

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Related publications: Psittacella modesta

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