Waxbills (Estrildidae)
Red-headed Parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens) - HBW 15, p. 347
French: Diamant vert-bleu
German: Kurzschwanz-Papageiamadine
Spanish: Diamante Verdiazul
Other common names: Red-capped Parrotfinch; Royal/Blue-bellied/New Hebrides Parrotfinch (regia, serena); Fiji/Peale's Parrotfinch (pealii)
Taxonomy: Geospiza cyaneovirens Peale, 1848, Upolu, Samoa.
Sometimes placed with E. psittacea in a separate genus, Amblynura. Race pealii often considered a separate species, and regia and serena often regarded as forming a further species, differing in extent of blue in plumage and in ecology; variation in amount of blue plumage, however, nearly as great within an island group (Samoan group; Vanuatu) as between island groups (Samoa, Vanuatu and Fiji). Race gaughrani described from a single adult and a series of young birds; validity perhaps requires confirmation. Proposed race efatensis (described fro.. View all taxonomy...
Sometimes placed with E. psittacea in a separate genus, Amblynura. Race pealii often considered a separate species, and regia and serena often regarded as forming a further species, differing in extent of blue in plumage and in ecology; variation in amount of blue plumage, however, nearly as great within an island group (Samoan group; Vanuatu) as between island groups (Samoa, Vanuatu and Fiji). Race gaughrani described from a single adult and a series of young birds; validity perhaps requires confirmation. Proposed race efatensis (described from Efaté, in S Vanatu) considered a synonym of serena. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- regia ( P. L. Sclater, 1881) - N Vanuatu, including Banks Is.
- serena ( P. L. Sclater, 1881) - Efaté and Anatom (Aneitym), in S Vanuatu.
- pealii Hartlaub, 1852 - Fiji.
- regia ( P. L. Sclater, 1881) - N Vanuatu, including Banks Is.
- serena ( P. L. Sclater, 1881) - Efaté and Anatom (Aneitym), in S Vanuatu.
- pealii Hartlaub, 1852 - Fiji.
- gaughrani duPont, 1972 - Savai'i, in Samoa.
- cyaneovirens ( Peale, 1848) - Upolu, in Samoa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair building the nest Locality Nandi, Vanua Levu, Fiji (ssp pealii)
Bill Wayman 31 August 2004 5 years ago 50 sec 4.2 -
A bird eating a fruit in a tree, seen from below, rubbing the bill, changing perch and going off. Locality Le Fale O Le Fee, Upolu Island, Samoa (ssp cyaneovirens)
Josep del Hoyo 5 September 2012 24 weeks ago 33 sec 4 -
A group of birds eating grass seeds Locality Nandi, Vanua Levu, Fiji (ssp pealii)
Bill Wayman 31 August 2004 5 years ago 21 sec 3.7 -
Several birds moving among perches and one of them in the nest box. Locality Chestnut Lodge private collection, Surrey, England, Great Britain (ssp pealii)
Josep del Hoyo 25 May 2009 2 years ago 33 sec 3.7 -
A bird in a tree, feeding on fruits, rubbing the bill and drinking drops from the leaves. Locality Le Fale O Le Fee, Upolu Island, Samoa (ssp cyaneovirens)
Josep del Hoyo 5 September 2012 24 weeks ago 40 sec 3.5 -
A male and a female feeding on seeds on the road's edge, among several Red Avadavats. Locality Nailaga, Viti Levu, Fiji (ssp pealii)
Josep del Hoyo 30 August 2012 28 weeks ago 25 sec 3.5
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perched bird
Locality Nadi, Viti Levu, Fiji (ssp pealii)
Mat Gilfedder 28 September 2008 3 years ago 4 -
adult bird perched
Locality Nadi, Viti Levu, Fiji (ssp pealii)
Mat Gilfedder 29 September 2008 3 years ago 3.9 -
Single bird collecting grass-seeds on hotel-grounds
Locality Savusavu, Vanua Levu, Fiji (ssp pealii)
Tom Tarrant 2 June 2008 3 years ago 3.7 -
A bird perched.
Locality Chestnut Lodge private collection, Surrey, England, Great Britain (ssp pealii)
Josep del Hoyo 25 May 2009 2 years ago 3
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