Wildlifeof Sumatra
Blue-Rumped Parrot
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Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Psittinus cyanurus
Basic stats
Range
Southern tip of Myanmar, peninsular Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and nearby islands
Size
18cm
The blue-rumped parrot is a small parrot, 18 cm long, found in the very southern tip of Myanmar, peninsular Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and nearby islands. It is primarily green with bright red underwing coverts, a reddish shoulder patch and yellowish margins on the wing coverts. It is sexually dimorphic: the female has a grey-brown head, while the male has a black mantle (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- Where is the Blue-Rumped Parrot found?
- Southern tip of Myanmar, peninsular Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and nearby islands
- How big is the Blue-Rumped Parrot?
- 18cm