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Blue-winged parrot

January 01, 1970

The blue-winged parrot (Neophema chrysostoma), also known as the blue-banded parakeet or blue-banded grass-parakeet, is a small parrot found in Tasmania and southeast mainland Australia. It is partly migratory, with populations of blue-winged parrots travelling to Tasmania for the summer. The parrot is sexually dimorphic – the males have more blue on the wings and a two-toned blue frontal band on the head, while females are duller and have more green on the wings and a wingbar. Both sexes have predominantly olive-green plumage. Predominantly a feeder on the ground, the blue-winged parrot mainly eats seeds of grasses. It adapts readily to captivity.

Blue-winged parrot
In Tasmania
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Neophema
Species:
N. chrysostoma
Binomial name
Neophema chrysostoma
(Kuhl, 1820)

Taxonomy edit

German naturalist Heinrich Kuhl described the blue-winged parrot in 1820 as Psittacus chrysostomus, noting that it had been confused with the turquoise parrot (N. pulchella).[2] However, the material used to describe it contained specimens of both this species and the elegant parrot.[3] The species' name is from the Ancient Greek words khrysos "golden" and stoma "mouth", from the yellow skin around the eyes.[4] In 1821, Coenraad Jacob Temminck gave the species the name Psittacus venustus, however Kuhl had used this binomial name for the parrot now known as the northern rosella (Platycercus venustus). Gregory Mathews described two subspecies but neither is recognised as distinct today.[3]

Early names included the blue-banded parakeet or blue-banded grass parakeet,[5] taken from the species' blue frontal band. However this plumage is shared by two other members of the genus. It was also known as the Hobart ground parrot in Tasmania from its terrestrial habits. It is also called blue-winged grass parrot or blue winged grass parakeet,[4] as well as its official name of blue-winged parrot.

Within the genus, the blue-winged parrot is classified in the subgenus Neonanodes. Analysis of mitochondrial DNA published in 2021 indicated it is most closely related to the rock parrot, their ancestors most likely diverging between 0.7 and 3.3 million years ago; their common ancestor diverged from the ancestor of the elegant parrot between 0.9 and 3.4 million years ago.[6]

Description edit

Ranging from 20 to 24 cm long and weighing around 55 g,[7] the parrot is sexually dimorphic—both sexes are predominantly olive-green. The adult male has a two-toned band across the face above but not reaching the eyes—ultramarine above and paler turquoise blue below. Its crown is yellowish, and throat and breast pale green and belly yellow, its wing coverts and under wing coverts are deep blue. The tail is blue-grey. The bill is blue-grey and the iris is brown. The adult female is duller with dull olive underparts and smaller blue on wings and less distinctive frontal band. Juveniles are dull olive green with slate-blue wings and no frontal band.[8]

The greater amount of blue on the wing helps distinguish the Blue-winged parrot from the elegant parrot and the orange-bellied parrot. The latter two species have more yellow-green and bright green plumage overall respectively.[9]

Distribution and habitat edit

The blue-winged parrot is found across southeastern Australia. In eastern South Australia, it is found north to the Flinders Ranges, and across Victoria. It is more sporadic across central and western New South Wales and into Queensland,[10] as far north as Diamantina National Park.[11] It lives in savannah woodland, grasslands, orchards, farmlands, marshes, heath, dunes, and other open habitats up to 1,200 m (3,937 ft) above sea level. It is one of only three species of parrot that make regular yearly migrations over a sea or ocean,[12] with many members of the species flying between Tasmania, where they breed in spring and summer, and the mainland, where they winter. Some birds, however, do remain in Tasmania over the winter and some remain on the mainland to breed in the summer.

It is a spring visitor to King Island in the Bass Strait.[13]

Feeding edit

Blue-winged parrots mainly feed on the ground, eating seeds of grasses,[7] including wallaby grass (Austrodanthonia), silver hairgrass (Aira caryophyllea), pale sundew (Drosera peltata) in Tasmania, and Poa caespitosa and the introduced capeweed (Arctotheca calendula) on the mainland,[8] and in Queensland tangled lignum (Muehlenbeckia florulenta).[11] They have been seen feeding alongside the European goldfinch in Victoria.[8] Flock size ranges from pairs in breeding season to up to 2,000 birds just before autumn migration.

Breeding edit

Breeding takes place from September to January, with one to two broods attempted each season. Blue-winged parrots use hollows of live and dead trees, generally eucalypts, as nesting sites up to 20 m above the ground. The clutch consists of four to six round or oval glossy white eggs, each of which is generally 22 mm long by 19 mm (0.8 by 0.7 in) wide.[10] Incubation takes around 20 days and baby birds spend another 35 days in the nest.[7]

Parasite edit

The bird louse Forficuloecus greeni has been recovered from the blue-winged parrot.[14]

In captivity edit

The blue-winged parrot adapts readily to cultivation, and can be maintained in a 3 m (10 ft) communal aviary. It has been crossbred with the elegant and turquoise parrots.[15]

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Neophema chrysostoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22685194A210989456. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T22685194A210989456.en. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ Kuhl, Heinrich (1819). Conspectus Psittacorum : cum specierum definitionibus, novarum descriptionibus, synonymis et circa patriam singularum naturalem adversariis, adjecto indice museorum, ubi earum artificiosae exuviae servantur : cum tabulis III. aeneis pictis. Bonn, Germany: self-published. p. 50.
  3. ^ a b Australian Biological Resources Study (1 March 2012). "Species Neophema (Neonanodes) chrysostoma (Kuhl, 1820)". Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b Gray, Jeannie; Fraser, Ian (2013). Australian Bird Names: A Complete Guide. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-643-10471-6.
  5. ^ Gould, John (1865). Handbook to The birds of Australia, Volume 2. self. p. 71.
  6. ^ Hogg, Carolyn J.; Morrison, Caitlin; Dudley, Jessica S.; Alquezar‐Planas, David E.; Beasley‐Hall, Perry G.; Magrath, Michael J. L.; Ho, Simon Y. W.; Lo, Nathan; Johnson, Rebecca N.; Grueber, Catherine E. (2021). "Using phylogenetics to explore interspecies genetic rescue options for a critically endangered parrot". Conservation Science and Practice. 3 (9). doi:10.1111/csp2.483. S2CID 237886232.
  7. ^ a b c "Blue-winged Parrot". Birds in Backyards. Birdlife Australia. 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  8. ^ a b c Forshaw, Joseph M.; William T. Cooper (1978). Australian Parrots (2nd ed.). Robina: Alexander Editions. pp. 263–64. ISBN 0-7018-0690-7.
  9. ^ Campbell, Iain; Woods, Sam; Leseberg, Nick (2015). Birds of Australia: A Photographic Guide. Princeton, NJ, US: Princeton University Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-691-15727-6.
  10. ^ a b Beruldsen, Gordon (2003). Australian Birds: Their Nests and Eggs. Kenmore Hills, Qld: self. p. 251. ISBN 0-646-42798-9.
  11. ^ a b Ley, Andrew; Tynan, Brian (2010). "Range Extension for the Blue-winged Parrot". Australian Field Ornithology. 27 (2): 87–88. ISSN 1448-0107.
  12. ^ Juniper, Tony; Mike Parr (2010). Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World. A & C Black. pp. 21, 112. ISBN 9781408135754.
  13. ^ McGarvie A.M.; Templeton M.T. (1974). "Additions to the birds of King Island, Bass Strait". Emu. 74 (2): 91–96. doi:10.1071/MU974091.
  14. ^ Guimarães, Lindolpho R. (1985). "Ischnocera (Mallophaga) infesting parrots (Psittaciformes). V. Four new species of Forficuloecus Conci, 1941 (Philopteridae) from the South Pacific" (PDF). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 36 (5): 41–49.
  15. ^ Vriends, Matthew M.; Earle-Bridges, Michele; Heming-Vriends, Tanya M. (1992). The New Australian Parakeet Handbook. Hauppauge, NY: Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. p. 85. ISBN 9780812047394.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Neophema chrysostoma at Wikimedia Commons
  •   Data related to Neophema chrysostoma at Wikispecies

January 01, 1970
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The blue winged parrot Neophema chrysostoma also known as the blue banded parakeet or blue banded grass parakeet is a small parrot found in Tasmania and southeast mainland Australia It is partly migratory with populations of blue winged parrots travelling to Tasmania for the summer The parrot is sexually dimorphic the males have more blue on the wings and a two toned blue frontal band on the head while females are duller and have more green on the wings and a wingbar Both sexes have predominantly olive green plumage Predominantly a feeder on the ground the blue winged parrot mainly eats seeds of grasses It adapts readily to captivity Blue winged parrot In Tasmania Conservation status Vulnerable IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Psittaciformes Family Psittaculidae Genus Neophema Species N chrysostoma Binomial name Neophema chrysostoma Kuhl 1820 Contents 1 Taxonomy 2 Description 3 Distribution and habitat 4 Feeding 5 Breeding 6 Parasite 7 In captivity 8 References 9 External linksTaxonomy editGerman naturalist Heinrich Kuhl described the blue winged parrot in 1820 as Psittacus chrysostomus noting that it had been confused with the turquoise parrot N pulchella 2 However the material used to describe it contained specimens of both this species and the elegant parrot 3 The species name is from the Ancient Greek words khrysos golden and stoma mouth from the yellow skin around the eyes 4 In 1821 Coenraad Jacob Temminck gave the species the name Psittacus venustus however Kuhl had used this binomial name for the parrot now known as the northern rosella Platycercus venustus Gregory Mathews described two subspecies but neither is recognised as distinct today 3 Early names included the blue banded parakeet or blue banded grass parakeet 5 taken from the species blue frontal band However this plumage is shared by two other members of the genus It was also known as the Hobart ground parrot in Tasmania from its terrestrial habits It is also called blue winged grass parrot or blue winged grass parakeet 4 as well as its official name of blue winged parrot Within the genus the blue winged parrot is classified in the subgenus Neonanodes Analysis of mitochondrial DNA published in 2021 indicated it is most closely related to the rock parrot their ancestors most likely diverging between 0 7 and 3 3 million years ago their common ancestor diverged from the ancestor of the elegant parrot between 0 9 and 3 4 million years ago 6 Description editRanging from 20 to 24 cm long and weighing around 55 g 7 the parrot is sexually dimorphic both sexes are predominantly olive green The adult male has a two toned band across the face above but not reaching the eyes ultramarine above and paler turquoise blue below Its crown is yellowish and throat and breast pale green and belly yellow its wing coverts and under wing coverts are deep blue The tail is blue grey The bill is blue grey and the iris is brown The adult female is duller with dull olive underparts and smaller blue on wings and less distinctive frontal band Juveniles are dull olive green with slate blue wings and no frontal band 8 The greater amount of blue on the wing helps distinguish the Blue winged parrot from the elegant parrot and the orange bellied parrot The latter two species have more yellow green and bright green plumage overall respectively 9 Distribution and habitat editThe blue winged parrot is found across southeastern Australia In eastern South Australia it is found north to the Flinders Ranges and across Victoria It is more sporadic across central and western New South Wales and into Queensland 10 as far north as Diamantina National Park 11 It lives in savannah woodland grasslands orchards farmlands marshes heath dunes and other open habitats up to 1 200 m 3 937 ft above sea level It is one of only three species of parrot that make regular yearly migrations over a sea or ocean 12 with many members of the species flying between Tasmania where they breed in spring and summer and the mainland where they winter Some birds however do remain in Tasmania over the winter and some remain on the mainland to breed in the summer It is a spring visitor to King Island in the Bass Strait 13 Feeding editBlue winged parrots mainly feed on the ground eating seeds of grasses 7 including wallaby grass Austrodanthonia silver hairgrass Aira caryophyllea pale sundew Drosera peltata in Tasmania and Poa caespitosa and the introduced capeweed Arctotheca calendula on the mainland 8 and in Queensland tangled lignum Muehlenbeckia florulenta 11 They have been seen feeding alongside the European goldfinch in Victoria 8 Flock size ranges from pairs in breeding season to up to 2 000 birds just before autumn migration Breeding editBreeding takes place from September to January with one to two broods attempted each season Blue winged parrots use hollows of live and dead trees generally eucalypts as nesting sites up to 20 m above the ground The clutch consists of four to six round or oval glossy white eggs each of which is generally 22 mm long by 19 mm 0 8 by 0 7 in wide 10 Incubation takes around 20 days and baby birds spend another 35 days in the nest 7 Parasite editThe bird louse Forficuloecus greeni has been recovered from the blue winged parrot 14 In captivity editThe blue winged parrot adapts readily to cultivation and can be maintained in a 3 m 10 ft communal aviary It has been crossbred with the elegant and turquoise parrots 15 References edit BirdLife International 2022 Neophema chrysostoma IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022 e T22685194A210989456 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2022 1 RLTS T22685194A210989456 en Retrieved 24 July 2022 Kuhl Heinrich 1819 Conspectus Psittacorum cum specierum definitionibus novarum descriptionibus synonymis et circa patriam singularum naturalem adversariis adjecto indice museorum ubi earum artificiosae exuviae servantur cum tabulis III aeneis pictis Bonn Germany self published p 50 a b Australian Biological Resources Study 1 March 2012 Species Neophema Neonanodes chrysostoma Kuhl 1820 Australian Faunal Directory Canberra Australian Capital Territory Department of the Environment Water Heritage and the Arts Australian Government Retrieved 5 January 2017 a b Gray Jeannie Fraser Ian 2013 Australian Bird Names A Complete Guide Collingwood Victoria CSIRO Publishing p 143 ISBN 978 0 643 10471 6 Gould John 1865 Handbook to The birds of Australia Volume 2 self p 71 Hogg Carolyn J Morrison Caitlin Dudley Jessica S Alquezar Planas David E Beasley Hall Perry G Magrath Michael J L Ho Simon Y W Lo Nathan Johnson Rebecca N Grueber Catherine E 2021 Using phylogenetics to explore interspecies genetic rescue options for a critically endangered parrot Conservation Science and Practice 3 9 doi 10 1111 csp2 483 S2CID 237886232 a b c Blue winged Parrot Birds in Backyards Birdlife Australia 2017 Retrieved 9 January 2017 a b c Forshaw Joseph M William T Cooper 1978 Australian Parrots 2nd ed Robina Alexander Editions pp 263 64 ISBN 0 7018 0690 7 Campbell Iain Woods Sam Leseberg Nick 2015 Birds of Australia A Photographic Guide Princeton NJ US Princeton University Press p 200 ISBN 978 0 691 15727 6 a b Beruldsen Gordon 2003 Australian Birds Their Nests and Eggs Kenmore Hills Qld self p 251 ISBN 0 646 42798 9 a b Ley Andrew Tynan Brian 2010 Range Extension for the Blue winged Parrot Australian Field Ornithology 27 2 87 88 ISSN 1448 0107 Juniper Tony Mike Parr 2010 Parrots A Guide to Parrots of the World A amp C Black pp 21 112 ISBN 9781408135754 McGarvie A M Templeton M T 1974 Additions to the birds of King Island Bass Strait Emu 74 2 91 96 doi 10 1071 MU974091 Guimaraes Lindolpho R 1985 Ischnocera Mallophaga infesting parrots Psittaciformes V Four new species of Forficuloecus Conci 1941 Philopteridae from the South Pacific PDF Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia 36 5 41 49 Vriends Matthew M Earle Bridges Michele Heming Vriends Tanya M 1992 The New Australian Parakeet Handbook Hauppauge NY Barron s Educational Series Inc p 85 ISBN 9780812047394 External links edit nbsp Media related to Neophema chrysostoma at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Data related to Neophema chrysostoma at Wikispecies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blue winged parrot amp oldid 1185285800, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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