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Blue-backed Parrot
Tanygnathus everetti Tweeddale, 1877
270 gWeight
The blue-backed parrot (Tanygnathus everetti), also known as Müller's (or Mueller's) parrot and Burbridge's parrot (for the Sulu subspecies) is a large, endangered species of parrot endemic to the Philippines.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The blue-backed parrot (Tanygnathus everetti), also known as Müller's (or Mueller's) parrot and Burbridge's parrot (for the Sulu subspecies) is a large, endangered species of parrot endemic to the Philippines. It is found in tropical moist lowland forest but is now feared locally extinct in a large part of its range including Negros, Panay, Leyte, Luzon and Polilio. The only recent records are in Samar, Mindanao and Tawi-tawi with the population being estimated below 250 individuals.
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Questions
How big is the Blue-backed Parrot?
The Blue-backed Parrot weighs around 270 g.
Where does the Blue-backed Parrot live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: Philippines.
Is the Blue-backed Parrot endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Blue-backed Parrot as Endangered.
What does the Blue-backed Parrot eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the Blue-backed Parrot in?
It belongs to the family Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae), order Parrot (Psittaciformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 270 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Endangered
More measurements
- Wing
- 201 mm
- Tail
- 119 mm
- Bill
- 33 mm
- Tarsus
- 21 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: Philippines
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Parrot Psittaciformes
- Family
- Old World Parrots Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Tanygnathus
Other birds in the genus Tanygnathus
Great-billed ParrotTanygnathus megalorynchos
Blue-naped ParrotTanygnathus lucionensis
Azure-rumped ParrotTanygnathus sumatranus
Black-lored ParrotTanygnathus gramineus
Pesquet's ParrotPsittrichas fulgidus
Greater Vasa ParrotCoracopsis vasa
Seychelles Black ParrotCoracopsis barklyi
Comoro Black ParrotCoracopsis sibilans
Lesser Vasa ParrotCoracopsis nigra
Yellow-capped Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta keiensis
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