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The Simeulue parrot is a small, short-tailed bird of stocky build, measuring approximately 19 cm (7.5 in). It has a bright green colouration, which in adult males is accented by a blue face with a green crown and a black collar. It differs from the blue-rumped parrot in its larger size, the lack of grey mantle and back, lack of blue rump, green instead of brown head colouration in the female, and blue head colouration in the male.
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When to see the Simeulue Parrot
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Simeulue Parrot
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Simeulue Parrot
The Simeulue parrot is a parrot endemic to two small islands off Sumatra. It is a former subspecies of the blue-rumped parrot and split by the HBW/BirdLife checklist, with the IOC later following suit, supporting its status as a distinct species.
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