Buru Racquet-tailed Parrot
Also known as:
Buru Racquet-tail
Also known as:
Buru Racquet-tail
Size:
32 cm (12.5 in)
Weight:
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Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Male-nape to back of neck and mantle and lesser wing coverts blue/purple; lower back washed with blue/purple; blue on edge of forewing; pale yellow margins to inner webs of secondary feathers. Centre tail feathers green, racquets and side tail feathers green tipped with blue/black. Beak dark grey with paler grey at base; eye dark brown. Female-no blue/purple on back of neck or mantle, blue/purple less evident on nape, lesser wing coverts and bend of wing.
Colour Juvenile:
As in adult but no blue/purple on upperparts, except a bit on nape in males; blue on bend of wing; no bare tail shafts.
Call:
Repetitive whistling and kwii kwii kwii notes; and lower-pitched sounds.
More Information:
Content Sources:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
Captive Status:
Not found in captivity.
Longevity:
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Housing:
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Diet:
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Enrichment:
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Nest Box Size:
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Clutch Size:
Up to 5 eggs.
Fledging Age:
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Hatch Weight:
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Peak Weight:
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Weaning Weight:
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World Population:
Unknown, stable.
IUCN Red List Status:
Least Concern
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
Not globally threatened. A BirdLife “restricted-range” species. Described as widespread. Was once considered threatened because of its restricted range above 1000 m (3280 ft), but evidence shows it is more common than previously thought.
Range:
Occurs on Buru, S Moluccas, Indonesia.
Habitat:
Rainforest, ranging from sea-level up to at least 1750 m (5741 ft), but also recorded in cultivation close to villages.
Wild Diet:
Not well documented but likely eats fruits, flowers, berries and seeds.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Often seen in groups of up to ten birds, seasonally nomadic in response to fruiting trees in mountains.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Up to 5 eggs.
Breeding Season:
December-February. Nest is in hollow limb or tree cavity.
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