Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch (Erythrura hyperythra)

Other Names (World)
Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch, Green-tailed Parrofinch, Bamboo Parrofinch, Bamboo Munia

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Reichenbach, 1863)

Habitat
Bamboo stands in primary lower and upper montane forest, paddyfields. From 1,200 - 3,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), 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.

Habits
Usually small groups.

Food
Bamboo seeds, grass seeds, figs, and possibly small insects.

Voice
A weak, thin, repeated 'prrrt'. Song is a very soft series of notes followed by four bell-like notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch (Erythrura hyperythra) [XC158149]
by Bas van Balen from ngantang, Malang, East Java, Indonesia (song)

Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch (Erythrura hyperythra) [XC386517]
by id from Gunug Gede National Park, java, Indonesia (flight call)

Subspecies
Sometimes separated in a monotypic genus, Reichenowia.

Proposed subspecies malayana (described from Cameron Highlands, in Peninsular Malaysia) is synonymized with borneensis, ernstmayri (from Wawa Karaeng, Lompobattang, in south-western Sulawesi) with microrhyncha, and obscura (from Sita, in western Flores) with intermedia.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

borneensis (Sharpe, 1889) - Peninsular Malaysia (Cameron Highlands) and northern Borneo.
brunneiventris (Ogilvie-Grant, 1894) - Northern Philippine Is (Luzon and Mindoro).
hyperythra (Reichenbach, 1863) - Java.
microrhyncha (Stresemann, 1931) - Sulawesi.
intermedia (Hartert, 1896) - Western Lesser Sundas (Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores).
malayana (Robinson, 1928) - Mountains of Malay Peninsula.

Similar Species
Pin-tailed Parrotfinch (Erythrura prasina) which has a longer, pointed, red tail and blue face.

References
See References.

Files:

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