Parrots (Psittacidae)
Long-tailed Parakeet (Psittacula longicauda) - HBW 4, p. 402
French: Perruche à longs brins
German: Langschwanzsittich
Spanish: Cotorra Colilarga
Other common names: Pink-cheeked/Red-cheeked Parakeet
Taxonomy: Psittacus longicauda Boddaert, 1783, Malacca.
Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- tytleri (Hume, 1874) - Andaman Is and nearby Cocos Is.
- nicobarica (Gould, 1857) - Nicobar Is.
- longicauda (Boddaert, 1783) - S Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore through Sumatra, Nias and Bangka to Anambas Is and Borneo.
- tytleri (Hume, 1874) - Andaman Is and nearby Cocos Is.
- nicobarica (Gould, 1857) - Nicobar Is.
- longicauda (Boddaert, 1783) - S Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore through Sumatra, Nias and Bangka to Anambas Is and Borneo.
- modesta (Fraser, 1845) - Enggano I (off SW Sumatra).
- defontainei Chasen, 1934 - Natuna Is (off W Borneo).
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A group of birds feeding on a palm tree. Locality Botanical Gardens, Singapore (ssp longicauda)
Josep del Hoyo 1 November 2009 1 year ago 36 sec 4.5 -
A bird on a branch, over its nest hole Locality Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp tytleri)
Stefan Behrens 2001 4 years ago 47 sec 4.3 -
A bird on a branch and entering to its nest hole Locality Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp tytleri)
Stefan Behrens 2001 4 years ago 8 sec 4.2 -
Some males and females (bill brownish, head duller) on a palm tree. Locality Botanical Gardens, Singapore (ssp longicauda)
Josep del Hoyo 1 November 2009 1 year ago 46 sec 4 -
A male preening. Locality Chidiya Tapu Biological Park, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp tytleri)
Josep del Hoyo 16 December 2009 1 year ago 45 sec 3.5 -
A bird in a tree. Locality Chidiya Tapu Biological Park, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp tytleri)
Josep del Hoyo 16 December 2009 1 year ago 34 sec 2.3
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Long-tailed Parakeet on Enggano. Endemic subspecies modesta on Enggano island.
Locality Enggano Island, Bengkulu Region, Sumatra (Indonesia) (ssp modesta - endemic subspecies on Enggano island)
Filip Verbelen 9 February 2009 6 weeks ago 3 -
Adult bird perching
Locality Taman Burung, Lake Gardens, Kuala Lumpur, Peninsular Malaysia
Pierre de Chabannes 1 January 2009 2 years ago 3 -
A bird perched.
Locality Chidiya Tapu Biological Park, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp tytleri)
Josep del Hoyo 16 December 2009 1 year ago 2.7 -
people arrested for trading.
Locality Kahyapu, Enggano Island, Bengkulu Region, Sumatra (Indonesia) (ssp modesta)
R.Tri Prayudhi 17 February 2010 1 year ago 2.7 -
Two males (part of group of five) drying out after rain
Locality Kuching Wetlands National Park, Kuching Division, Sarawak (Malaysia), Borneo
g_warburton 13 October 2011 17 weeks ago 2
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