Guaiabero (Bolbopsittacus lunulatus)

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
16 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Scopoli, 1786)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, mangroves, plantations.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Guaiabero (Bolbopsittacus lunulatus) [XC39676]
by Paul Noakes from Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines (?)

Guaiabero (Bolbopsittacus lunulatus) [XC79180]
by Paul Noakes from Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines (song)

Subspecies
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

lunulatus (Scopoli, 1786) - Luzon, northern Philippines.
callainipictus Parkes, 1971 - Samar, east-central Philippines.
intermedius Salvadori, 1891 - Leyte and Panaon, east-central Philippines.
mindanensis (Steere, 1890) - Mindanao, south-eastern Philippines.

Similar Species
With much larger racquet-tailed parrots if their unique tail feathers are missing, or with smaller, slimmer Philippine Hanging-Parrot (Loriculus philippensis) which has red on the bill, head and rump.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Guaiabero (Bolbopsittacus lunulatus) - 10 files

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