Parrots (Psittacidae)
Blue-backed Parrot (Tanygnathus sumatranus) - HBW 4, p. 393
French: Perruche de Müller
German: Everettpapagei
Spanish: Loro de Müller
Other common names: Müller's/Azure-rumped Parrot
Taxonomy: Psittacus Sumatranus Raffles, 1822, Butung.
Proposed race mulleri is synonym of nominate, and indeed species formerly listed as T. mulleri; birds of Banggai have been awarded race incognitus, based on supposedly different iris colour, but data come from unreliable labels. “T. heterurus” (Rufous-tailed/Salvadori's Parrot) probably described from an aberrant specimen of present species. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- duponti Parkes, 1971 - Luzon (N Philippines).
- freeri McGregor, 1910 - Polillo (N Philippines).
- everetti Tweeddale, 1877 - Visayan Is and Mindanao (CE & SE Philippines).
- duponti Parkes, 1971 - Luzon (N Philippines).
- freeri McGregor, 1910 - Polillo (N Philippines).
- everetti Tweeddale, 1877 - Visayan Is and Mindanao (CE & SE Philippines).
- burbidgii Sharpe, 1879 - Sulu Is (SC Philippines).
- sangirensis A. B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1894 - Sangihe and Talaud Is.
- sumatranus (Raffles, 1822) - Sulawesi and adjacent islands E to Sula and Banggai Is, Muna and Butung.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female (or immature male, white bill) feeding in a tree and flying away. Locality Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp sumatranus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 August 2009 2 years ago 15 sec 3.6 -
A close-up of a bird Locality Taman Burung, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Java (Indonesia)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2007 5 years ago 30 sec 3.2
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Adult bird on a branch.
Locality Parrot Park (NOP), Veldhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands (ssp sumatranus)
Tomasz Doroń 26 June 2009 3 years ago 3 -
Bird in manioc bush
Locality Tawi-Tawi, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines (ssp burbidgii)
Desmond Allen 1 March 1999 1 year ago 2.7
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Calling Locality Dumoga Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi
(ssp sumatranus)
Niels Poul Dreyer 20 July 1989 15 weeks ago 4 -
bird calling repeatedly Locality Dumoga Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi
Desmond Allen 30 August 1995 3 years ago 4
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