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This is a medium size parrot, around 31 cm (12 in) in length, primarily green except for a light blue rear crown and nape, pale blue lower back and rump, scalloped shoulders with orange-brown on black coverts, and blackish underwings with green underwing coverts.
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When to see the Blue-naped Parrot
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Blue-naped Parrot
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Blue-naped Parrot
The blue-naped parrot, also known as the blue-crowned green parrot, Luzon parrot, the Philippine green parrot, and locally known as pikoy, is a parrot native throughout the Philippines and the Talaud Islands of Indonesia. It is threatened by habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade. It is illegal to hunt, capture or possess Blue-naped parrots under Philippine Law RA 9147.
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Easily confused with
Great-billed ParrotTanygnathus megalorynchosThe great-billed parrot also known as Moluccan parrot or island parrot, is a medium-sized, approximately 38 cm long, green parrot with a massive red bill, cream iris, blackish shoulders, olive green back, pale blue rump and yellowish green underparts.
Azure-rumped ParrotTanygnathus sumatranusIt is of medium size (32 cm), primarily green with yellowish edging to the wings, a blue rump, and blue wing bends.
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