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 NT    Red-eared Parrotfinch* Id (Atlas):
    Erythrura coloria

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Red-eared Parrotfinch, Mount Katanglad Parrotfinch, Red-collared Parrotfinch, Mindanao Parrotfinch

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
10 - 10.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Ripley & Rabor, 1961

Habitat
Forest understorey and edge, secondary growth and grassy clearings. Above 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)
Philippines (B).

Mountains of Mindanao, in southern Philippines.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
Habitat destruction of its small range is the most potential threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Unobtrusive and secretive.

Food
Seeds, grasses, herbaceous plants and bamboo.

Voice
High-pitched notes, typical of parrotfinches.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

 
Red-eared Parrotfinch (Erythrura coloria) [XC114742]
     by Ross Gallardy from Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park (near Malaybalay City), Bukidnon, Northern Mindanao, Philippines (call)

 
Red-eared Parrotfinch (Erythrura coloria) [XC321118]
     by Ross Gallardy from Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park (near Malaybalay City), Bukidnon, Northern Mindanao, Philippines (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Sometimes placed with Papuan Parrotfinch (Erythrura papuana) and Blue-faced Parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa) in a separate genus, Trichroa. Has been thought possibly to form a superspecies with Tricoloured Parrotfinch (Erythrura tricolor) and Blue-faced Parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa).


References
See References.


Files:
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