Blue-collared Parrot

About the Blue-collared Parrot

The blue-collared parrot also known as simple parrot, lilac-collared song parrot, or lilac-collared Geoffroy's parrot, is a parrot found in the higher elevations of New Guinea. It is found from 500 to 2300 m, mainly between 800 and 1900 m. It is 23–25 cm, mainly green with a black beak, yellow wing bend, blue underwing coverts, and a pale yellow iris. Adult males have a blue collar across upper breast to lower neck above the mantle, adult females have some blue on the rear crown. Juveniles have no blue and a paler bill. There are two subspecies:G. s. simplex: On Vogelkop. 23 cm G. s. buergersi: On rest of island. 25 cm, collar on males is duller but wider in back.

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Where it lives

When to see it

Peak activity in August · a winter visitor species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Song ParrotGeoffroyus heteroclitusThe song parrot or singing parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Red-cheeked ParrotGeoffroyus geoffroyiBoth the male and female red-cheeked parrot have predominantly bright green plumage and a stocky body with a short tail.