Blue-rumped Parrot (Psittinus cyanurus)
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Blue-rumped Parrot

Psittinus cyanurus (Forster, JR, 1795)

20 cmLength60 gWeight

Adults have mainly green body feathers and a short tail, with a blue head and rump in males.

Busiest months: March and July · Most records: Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia

Near Threatened

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Adult body feathers mostly green, tail short
  2. Male has blue head and rump
  3. Underwing coverts bright red
  4. Red patches on scapulars

Male, female and young

Males have a blue head and rump; females have a gray-rufous head.

Where and when it's recorded

Blue-rumped Parrot has been recorded at 95 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Central Catchment Nature ReserveSingapore337 records
  2. Gunung Panti Recreational Forest – Panti Bird Sanctuary and North AreaMalaysia337 records
  3. CCNR – Jelutong TowerSingapore230 records
More places
  1. Taman Negara NP Kuala TahanMalaysia203 records
  2. Dairy Farm Nature ParkSingapore198 records
  3. Taman Negara NP – Sungai RelauMalaysia174 records
  4. Danum Valley Borneo Rainforest LodgeMalaysia139 records
  5. Windsor Nature Park including Venus Drive and Venus LoopSingapore112 records
  6. Danum Valley Field CentreMalaysia111 records
  7. Bukit Timah Nature ReserveSingapore105 records

Countries and regions with the most records

MalaysiaSingaporeIndonesiaThailand

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The blue-rumped parrot (Psittinus cyanurus) is a parrot found in the very southern tip of Myanmar, peninsular Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and nearby islands. It is sexually dimorphic.

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Questions

How big is the Blue-rumped Parrot?

The Blue-rumped Parrot is about 20 cm long and weighs around 60 g.

Where does the Blue-rumped Parrot live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and satellites and Borneo. It is most often recorded in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

When is the best time to see the Blue-rumped Parrot?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in March and July (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Blue-rumped Parrot endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Blue-rumped Parrot as Near Threatened.

What does the Blue-rumped Parrot eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Blue-rumped Parrot in?

It belongs to the family Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae), order Parrot (Psittaciformes).

At a glance

Length
20 cm
Weight
60 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Near Threatened
More measurements
Wing
126 mm
Tail
53 mm
Bill
21 mm
Tarsus
14 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and satellites and Borneo

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Parrot Psittaciformes
Family
Old World Parrots Psittaculidae
Genus
Psittinus

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Blue-rumped Parrot

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