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Blue-rumped Parrot Male has mostly greyish-blue head, throat and upperbreast, reddish bill with brownish lower mandible, dark purplish-blue mantle and yellowish fringing on green wing-coverts. Female resembles male but has brownish head and bill, bluish back and mostly green underparts.

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Blue-rumped Parrot

Scientific Name: Psittinus cyanurusMalay Name: Nuri Puling

Range: Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and BorneoCó thể là hình ảnh về két mẫu đơn và vẹt

Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: cyanurus, pontius.
Local Subspecies: cyanurus
Size: 18.5-19.5 cmCó thể là hình ảnh về vẹt lorikeet, vẹt và két mẫu đơn

Identification: Male has mostly greyish-blue head, throat and upperbreast, reddish bill with brownish lower mandible, dark purplish-blue mantle and yellowish fringing on green wing-coverts. Female resembles male but has brownish head and bill, bluish back and mostly green underparts. Juvenile resembles female but has greenish head. Shows prominent red coverts and blackish underwing when in flight.Có thể là hình ảnh về vẹt và vẹt lorikeet

Habitat: Forest, forest edge, parks and gardens.
Behaviour/Ecology:
Local Status: Uncommon residentCó thể là hình ảnh về vẹt, vẹt lorikeet và két mẫu đơn

Conservation Status: Near Threatened (BirdLife International 2016)
Location: Central Catchment Forest, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Venus Drive and Nee Soon Swampforest.
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Male Blue-rumped Parrot at Venus Drive. Photo Credit: Francis Yap