Waxbills (Estrildidae)
Pin-tailed Parrotfinch (Erythrura prasina) - HBW 15, p. 346
French: Diamant quadricolore
German: Lauchpapageiamadine
Spanish: Diamante Colifino
Other common names: Nonpareil Finch, Long-tailed Munia
Taxonomy: Loxia prasina Sparrman, 1788, Java.
Has been thought to form a superspecies with E. viridifacies. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- prasina ( Sparrman, 1788) - Thailand, S Myanmar (Tenasserim), Peninsular Malaysia, S Cambodia, N & C Laos, Vietnam (C & S Annam, N Cochinchina), Sumatra and Java.
- coelica Stuart Baker, 1925 - W Philippine Is (S Palawan) and Borneo.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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male feeding in bamboo, joined by a second male Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 27 January 2007 1 year ago 32 sec 2.7
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Adults in ricefields
Locality Kuching Division, Sarawak (Malaysia), Borneo
Photo-ay 5 August 2006 2 years ago 2
- No sound recordings available yet
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