Parrots (Psittacidae)
Painted Tiger-parrot (Psittacella picta) - HBW 4, p. 387
French: Perruche peinte
German: Braunscheitelpapagei
Spanish: Lorito-tigre Pintado
Other common names: Painted Parrot, Timberline Tiger-parrot
Taxonomy: Psittacella picta Rothschild, 1896, Mount Victoria, 5000-7000 feet (c. 1500-2100 m), Owen Stanley Range, New Guinea.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lorentzi van Oort, 1910 - Snow Mts, C Irian Jaya.
- excelsa Mayr & Gilliard, 1951 - montane C Papua New Guinea.
- picta Rothschild, 1896 - montane SE Papua New Guinea.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird foraging on the ground.
Locality Snow Mountains, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp lorentzi)
mehdhalaouate 18 July 2009 2 years ago 3.5
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