The blue-backed parrot (Tanygnathus everetti), also known as Müller's (or Mueller's) parrot is a large, endangered species of parrotendemic to the Philippines. It is found in tropical moist lowland forests. Flocks are small and often active at night. Its main threats are habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade.
T. e. burbidgii: Sulu Islands. Darker green with lighter collar. Red iris. Much larger at 40cm
T. e. everetti: Panay, Negros, Leyte, Samar, Mindanao. Mantle and back darker, rump and head lighter. Some blue in mantle. Red iris. Possibly locally extinct on Negros, Panay and Leyte.
T. e. duponti: Luzon. Dark green with yellow collar. Yellowish underwing coverts. Iris red. Last seen in the 1970s
T. e. freeri: Polillo Islands. More uniform color with less contrast, more yellow on nape. Iris red. Last seen in 2004.[6]
Recent studies published by the Oriental Bird Club, suggest that the evertti, duponti and freeri be lumped into one subspecies.[6] Other sources recommend that burbidgii be further studied and possibly be elevated to a full species level.[7]
Description
It is of medium size (32 cm), primarily green with yellowish edging to the wings, a blue rump, and blue wing bends. The head, mantle, wings and tail are darker green, the belly and collar are lighter green. It is sexually dimorphic, with the male having a red beak and the female a pale yellow or horn colored beak.
T. s. burdbigii
T. s. everetti
Habitat
Very little is known about the ecology of the species, albeit it is likely to occur in similar habitats to the Azure-rumped parrot. The species may therefore occur across tropical, lowland, and montane forests, as well as mangrove swamps and degraded forests being most common below 500 meters above sea level.[7]
Conservation status
IUCN has assessed this bird as Endangered with population estimates being estimated at 250-999 mature individuals remaining. Others suggest that the population with the Oriental Bird may be even lower citing "the Blue-backed Parrot is represented by a population of potentially far fewer than 300 birds, and a reasonable precaution would place this below 250 and allow the species to be registered as Critically Endangered."[6] This bird is already listed as critically endangered under the National List of Threatened Terrestrial Fauna of the Philippines.
These population counts may be even lowered if the Sulusubspeciesburdbdgii is elevated to the full species level.[7]
Conservation actions proposed are surveys across the range of the species are urgently needed to assess the current population any ecological requirement and the impact of trade. Lowland forests across parts of the species's former range, including Luzon and Catanduanes also require ongoing monitoring. Methods of conservation and site protection in Samar and Mindanao must also continue. Instate biodiversity reserves or protected areas across the watersheds and mineral reserves of Dinagat Islands, where large parrots have previously been observed.[8]
A captive-breeding program requires urgent initiation. Captive birds of the two forms everetti and burbidgii must be sought out and acquired for management under government licence, bringing together a multidisciplinary team to oversee the work and develop an integrated ex-situ/in-situ conservation plan. Both subspecies must be kept separate in order to prevent potential Hybridization if or once these studies prove that they are a different species.[6]
References
^BirdLife International (2020). "Tanygnathus everetti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T181753148A181756316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T181753148A181756316.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^11th Congress. "Republic Act No. 9147". Official Gazette of the Philippines.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"IOC World Bird List 12.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.12.1. S2CID 246050277. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
^Eaton, James A. (2021). Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago : Greater Sundas and Wallacea. ISBN978-84-16728-44-2. OCLC 1249090579.
^Arndt, T.; Collar, N. J.; Wink, M. (December 2019). "The taxonomy of Tanygnathus sumatranus". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 139 (4): 346–354. doi:10.25226/bboc.v139i4.2019.a8. ISSN 0007-1595. S2CID 209377123.
^ abcdHutchinson, Robert; Collar, Nigel; Jakosalem, Goddfrey; Panguntalan, Lisa; Widmann, Indira; Widmann, Peter. "The conservation status of the Blue-backed Parrot Tanygnathus everetti". Forktail. 36: 25–34.
^ abcAllen, Desmond (2020). Birds of the Philippines. Barcelona: Lynx and Birdlife Guides International. pp. 230–231.
^International), BirdLife International (BirdLife (2020-08-17). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Tanygnathus everetti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World. Juniper & Parr. 1998. ISBN0-300-07453-0.
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The blue backed parrot Tanygnathus everetti also known as Muller s or Mueller s parrot is a large endangered species of parrot endemic to the Philippines It is found in tropical moist lowland forests Flocks are small and often active at night Its main threats are habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade Blue backed parrotMaleConservation statusEndangered IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PsittaciformesFamily PsittaculidaeGenus TanygnathusSpecies T everettiBinomial nameTanygnathus everetti Raffles 1822 It is illegal to hunt capture or possess blue backed parrots under Philippine Law RA 9147 2 Contents 1 Taxonomy 1 1 Subspecies 2 Description 3 Habitat 4 Conservation status 5 References 6 External linksTaxonomy EditIt was previously conspecific with the azure rumped parrot T sumatranus but was split as a distinct species by the IUCN Red List and BirdLife International in 2020 and the International Ornithological Congress followed suit in 2022 3 4 It can be differentiated from the azure rumped parrot by its blue back and red iris vs the azure rumped parrot s yellow iris and plain green back 5 Subspecies Edit There are four subspecies T e burbidgii Sulu Islands Darker green with lighter collar Red iris Much larger at 40cm T e everetti Panay Negros Leyte Samar Mindanao Mantle and back darker rump and head lighter Some blue in mantle Red iris Possibly locally extinct on Negros Panay and Leyte T e duponti Luzon Dark green with yellow collar Yellowish underwing coverts Iris red Last seen in the 1970s T e freeri Polillo Islands More uniform color with less contrast more yellow on nape Iris red Last seen in 2004 6 Recent studies published by the Oriental Bird Club suggest that the evertti duponti and freeri be lumped into one subspecies 6 Other sources recommend that burbidgii be further studied and possibly be elevated to a full species level 7 Description EditIt is of medium size 32 cm primarily green with yellowish edging to the wings a blue rump and blue wing bends The head mantle wings and tail are darker green the belly and collar are lighter green It is sexually dimorphic with the male having a red beak and the female a pale yellow or horn colored beak T s burdbigii T s everettiHabitat EditVery little is known about the ecology of the species albeit it is likely to occur in similar habitats to the Azure rumped parrot The species may therefore occur across tropical lowland and montane forests as well as mangrove swamps and degraded forests being most common below 500 meters above sea level 7 Conservation status EditIUCN has assessed this bird as Endangered with population estimates being estimated at 250 999 mature individuals remaining Others suggest that the population with the Oriental Bird may be even lower citing the Blue backed Parrot is represented by a population of potentially far fewer than 300 birds and a reasonable precaution would place this below 250 and allow the species to be registered as Critically Endangered 6 This bird is already listed as critically endangered under the National List of Threatened Terrestrial Fauna of the Philippines These population counts may be even lowered if the Sulu subspecies burdbdgii is elevated to the full species level 7 Conservation actions proposed are surveys across the range of the species are urgently needed to assess the current population any ecological requirement and the impact of trade Lowland forests across parts of the species s former range including Luzon and Catanduanes also require ongoing monitoring Methods of conservation and site protection in Samar and Mindanao must also continue Instate biodiversity reserves or protected areas across the watersheds and mineral reserves of Dinagat Islands where large parrots have previously been observed 8 A captive breeding program requires urgent initiation Captive birds of the two forms everetti and burbidgii must be sought out and acquired for management under government licence bringing together a multidisciplinary team to oversee the work and develop an integrated ex situ in situ conservation plan Both subspecies must be kept separate in order to prevent potential Hybridization if or once these studies prove that they are a different species 6 References Edit BirdLife International 2020 Tanygnathus everetti IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020 e T181753148A181756316 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2020 3 RLTS T181753148A181756316 en Retrieved 13 November 2021 11th Congress Republic Act No 9147 Official Gazette of the Philippines a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link IOC World Bird List 12 1 IOC World Bird List Datasets doi 10 14344 ioc ml 12 1 S2CID 246050277 Retrieved 2022 01 29 Eaton James A 2021 Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago Greater Sundas and Wallacea ISBN 978 84 16728 44 2 OCLC 1249090579 Arndt T Collar N J Wink M December 2019 The taxonomy of Tanygnathus sumatranus Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club 139 4 346 354 doi 10 25226 bboc v139i4 2019 a8 ISSN 0007 1595 S2CID 209377123 a b c d Hutchinson Robert Collar Nigel Jakosalem Goddfrey Panguntalan Lisa Widmann Indira Widmann Peter The conservation status of the Blue backed Parrot Tanygnathus everetti Forktail 36 25 34 a b c Allen Desmond 2020 Birds of the Philippines Barcelona Lynx and Birdlife Guides International pp 230 231 International BirdLife International BirdLife 2020 08 17 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Tanygnathus everetti IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Retrieved 2021 09 11 Parrots A Guide to Parrots of the World Juniper amp Parr 1998 ISBN 0 300 07453 0 External links EditOriental Bird Images Azure rumped parrot Selected photos Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blue backed parrot amp oldid 1135192278, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
