Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Psittaciformes
Superfamily:
Psittacoidea
Family:
Psittaculidae
Subfamily:
Psittaculinae
Tribe:
Psittaculini
Genus:
Tanygnathus
Species:
T. sumatranus
Binomial name:
Tanygnathus
sumatranus
Description
It is of medium size (32 cm), basically green with
yellowish edging to the wings, a blue rump, and blue wing bends. The head,
mantle, wings and tail are darker green, the belly and collar are lighter
green. It is sexually dimorphic, with the male having a red
beak and the female a pale yellow or horn colored beak. There are six subspecies:
·
T.
s. sumatranus: Sulawesi and nearby islands. Yellow iris.
·
T.
s. sangirensis: Sangir Islands and Karakelong.
More blue on wing bends and wing coverts, head darker green. Yellow iris.
·
T.
s. burbidgii: Sulu Islands. Darker green with lighter collar. Yellow
iris.
·
T.
s. everetti: Panay, Negros, Leyte, Samar, Mindanao.
Mantle and back darker, rump and head lighter. Some blue in mantle. Red iris.
·
T.
s. duponti: Luzon.
Dark green with yellow collar. Yellowish underwing coverts. Iris red.
·
T.
s. freeri: Polillo Islands. More uniform color with less
contrast, more yellow on nape. Iris red.
