Rand’s Modest Parrots
Beauty of Birds Editorial Team
September 16, 2021 · Updated August 21, 2022 · 1 min read
Psittacella / Tiger Parrots
Description:
As Modest Parrots (modesta), but generally slightly darker; more disinct yellow collar to nape; head and throat dark greyish-brown.
Female as modesta, but with darker head; some birds with variable yellowish tinge to nape.
These parrots average 5.5 inches or 14 cm in length.
Distribution:
They can be found in the northern slopes of Snow Mountains, Western New Guinea, Central Papua New Guinea – Note: birds from Mount Hagen and Mount Giluwe possibly belong to an as yet undescribed subspecies … CITES II – Endangered Species
Species Names:
Scientific: Psittacella modesta subcollaris … English: Rand’s Modest Parrot … Dutch: Rands Tijgerparkiet … German: Rands Bindensittich … French: Psittacelle à petit collet jaune de Modest
Species Research by Sibylle Johnson
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