Size:
19 cm (7.48 in)
Weight:
About 90 g (3.17 oz)
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Male-blue head, green upperparts; strong green/yellow underparts. Larger in size. Female-head all green; larger in size.
Colour Juvenile:
Not recorded.
Call:
Calls are distinctive; in flight a sharp, whistling, two-or-three-note series of sounds. Also gives high-pitched peeps and song-like trilling. Calls generally carry long distances.
More Information:
Content Sources:
Wikipedia
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Captive Status:
Not seen in aviculture.
Longevity:
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Housing:
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Diet:
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Enrichment:
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Nest Box Size:
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Clutch Size:
Likely as in P. cyanurus: 3-5 rounded eggs.
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:
3300-31,000 mature individuals, decreasing.
IUCN Red List Status:
Near Threatened
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
As conspecific with Psittinus cyanurus.
Threat Summary:
This species is thought to have a small population, with most mature individuals in one subpopulation. Is projected to decline due to expected habitat loss as mining operations and oil palm cultivation expand. Ongoing forest loss and degradation on Simeulue are likely causing reductions in population size. In the ten years to 2022, Simeulue lost c. 5% of its tree cover and this is suspected to have caused a similar reduction in its population size. May also be impacted by localised trapping.
Range:
Simeulue and Siumat Islands, off west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.
Habitat:
Assumed to be similar to P. cyanurus, occurring in evergreen and semi-evergreen lowland forest, both mature and selectively logged, and also visits edge vegetation, cultivated areas and gap-phase growth of forest clearings and occasionally mangroves, generally below 700 m.
Wild Diet:
Assumed to be similar to P. cyanurus, with the diet including mesocarp of oil-palm fruits, fruits of Macaranga rhizinoides and seeds of Parkia speciosa; also fruits of Averrhoa carambola.
Ecology and Behaviour:
The is little specific information available on the species’ ecology, although it is assumed to be similar to P. cyanurus: Usually found in groups of up to 20 individuals. Birds forage quietly in the canopy or fly swiftly above the forest, wheeling around the tree tops calling frequently.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Likely as in P. cyanurus: 3-5 rounded eggs, 24.5 x 20.0 mm (0.95 x 0.8 in)
Breeding Season:
Not recorded; nest is likely in natural tree cavity.
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