Red-throated Parrotfinch (Erythrura psittacea)

Other Names (World)
Red-throated Parrotfinch, Red-headed Parrotfinch(!)

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
11 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmeliin, 1789)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest and shrubland, rural gardens, plantations.

Range (Guide)

New Caledonia (B).

New Caledonia.

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
A single or double 'tzeet', often repeated.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Red-throated Parrotfinch (Erythrura psittacea) [XC40163]
by Patrik \u00c5berg from Les Grandes Fongeres, Farino, New Caledonia, France (call)

Red-throated Parrotfinch (Erythrura psittacea) [XC40164]
by id from Les Grandes Fongeres, Farino, New Caledonia, France (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Sometimes placed with Red-headed Parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens) in a separate genus, Amblynura.

References
See References.

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