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.
Scientific Name:Psittinus cyanurusMalay Name: Nuri Puling
Range: Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo
Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: cyanurus, pontius.Local Subspecies: cyanurusSize: 18.5-19.5 cmIdentification: 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.
Habitat: Forest, forest edge, parks and gardens.Behaviour/Ecology:Local Status: Uncommon residentConservation Status: Near Threatened (BirdLife International 2016)Location: Central Catchment Forest, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Venus Drive and Nee Soon Swampforest.