Great-Billed Parrot

Tanygnathus megalorynchus

Description

Tanygnathus megalorynchus, a species of parrots that is large (40 cm). Green in color but on the wings with yellow stripes and swept away in blue. The lower part is yellowish green, the legs are gray, and the beak is orange.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

40 cm

Di

Diurnal

Gr

Granivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Psittaciformes

FAMILY

:

Psittacidae

GENUS

:

Tanygnathus

SPECIES

:

Tanygnathus megalorynchus

Distribution

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : scattered over the small islands of the Philippines, Sulawesi, Maluku, and the islands of Nusa Tenggara, including Java and Bali.

Habits and Lifestyle

This bird flies in pairs with a characteristic shallow and fast wing beat

Lifestyle

In pairs

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

This bird is included in the group of grain-eating animals (granivores). Generally eat nuts and fruit.

Diet : Granivore

Mating Habits

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying :

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

On the IUCN red list categorized as the species with least concern

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Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Tanygnathus megalorhynchos on The IUCN red List