Painted Tiger-Parrot (Psittacella picta)

Other Names (World)
Painted Tiger-Parrot, Painted Parrot, Timberline Tiger-parrot, Painted Tiger Parrot

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
Rothschild, 1896

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, high altitude grassland and shrubland. From 2,500 - 4,200 m, occasionally down to 1,370 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A musical 'err-eee'.

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

Painted Tiger Parrot (Psittacella picta) [XC501733]
by id from Papua Barat, top of Baliem Valley, Lake Habbema trek, Indonesia (song)

Painted Tiger Parrot (Psittacella picta) [XC409854]
by Daniel Lopez Velasco from Near Yabogema, Ibele trail, Papua, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

lorentzi van Oort, 1910 - Snow Mts, central Irian Jaya. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Snow Mountain Tiger-Parrot (Psittacella lorentzi).
excelsa Mayr & Gilliard, 1951 - Montane central Papua New Guinea.
picta Rothschild, 1896 - Montane south-eastern Papua New Guinea.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Painted Tiger-Parrot (Psittacella picta) - 10 files

More Information

BirdLife International

For more information about the Painted Tiger-Parrot see... Show Articles

BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Articles about the Painted Tiger-Parrot

If you would like to read any articles about the Painted Tiger-Parrot...

Show Articles (0)

No Pictures of Painted Tiger-Parrot

If Birdpedia has no pictures of Painted Tiger-Parrot or you would like to see more, then try the following...

Show External Images from BING

From BING (10)

No Videos of Painted Tiger-Parrot

If Birdpedia has no videos of Painted Tiger-Parrot or you would like to see more, then try the following..

Show External Videos

From BING (0)

Where can I observe this species?

Select an area (or leave blank) to see locations where this species has been recorded.

Area

All

Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location.

Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.

Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or	GPS help

Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or	Find GPS using Google Maps

Distance	Bearing
		Get Sample GPS readings

On What Field Trips was this species observed?

Select an area (or leave blank), and a date range, to see field trips on which this species has been recorded.

Area

All

From	To

Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or	GPS help

Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or

Distance	Bearing
		Get Sample GPS readings

Latest Sightings for Painted Tiger-Parrot