Snow Mountains Modest Parrots
Beauty of Birds Editorial Team
September 16, 2021 · Updated September 3, 2022 · 1 min read
Psittacella / Tiger Parrots
Description:
As Modest Parrots(modesta), but nape with indistinct yellowish collar, which greatly varies from bird to bird; sides of head and throat more dark brownish-grey.
Female as modesta, but with variable yellowish tinge to nape
These parrots average 5.5 inches or 14 cm in length, from beak to tip of tail.
Distribution:
They can be found on the southern slopes of Snow Mountains, Western New Guinea … CITES II – Endangered Species
Species Names:
Scientific: Psittacella modesta collaris … English: Snow Mountains Modest Parrot … Dutch: Snow Mountains Tijgerparkiet … German: Schneegebirge Bindensittich … French: Psittacelle à collet jaune de Modest
Species Research by Sibylle Johnson
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