Alisterus chloropterus moszkowskii

(Reichenow, 1911)

Vernacular names
English : Papuan king-parrot
French : Perruche à ailes vertes

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Psittaciformes
Family : Psittaculidae
Notes : 2 other subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can grow to 36 cm for a weight of 463 g. Red upper mandible, black lower mandible. Dark green wings and back with yellow-green area. Blackish tail. This subspecies isn’t dimorphic except for blue nape patch for male.

Range and habitat
This subspecies occurs on north and north-west New Guinea. The species is found in northern, west-central and eastern New Guinea. Lives in the interior parts of hilly rainforests, rarely second growth, to 2300 meters.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Appendix II
Status : The species is apparently globally uncommon. It is occasionally captured for trade and Indonesian populations are most at risk.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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