Blue-rumped Parrot

Scientific Name: Psittinus cyanurus
Malay Name: Nuri Puling
Chinese Name: 蓝腰短尾鹦鹉

Range:
Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo

Taxonomy:
Polytypic. Subspecies are: cyanurus, pontius.

Local Subspecies: cyanurus

Size: 18.5-19.5 cm

Identification:
Male has mostly greyish-blue head, throat and upperbreast, reddish bill with brownish lower mandible, dark purplish-blue mantle and yellowish fringing on green wing-coverts. Female resembles male but has brownish head and bill, bluish back and mostly green underparts. Juvenile resembles female but has greenish head. Shows prominent red coverts and blackish underwing when in flight.

Habitat: Forest, forest edge, parks and gardens.

Behaviour/Ecology:

Local Status: Uncommon resident

Conservation Status: Near Threatened (BirdLife International 2016)

Location: Central Catchment Forest, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Venus Drive and Nee Soon Swampforest.

Photos:

Male Blue-rumped Parrot at Jelutong Tower. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Male Blue-rumped Parrot at Venus Drive. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Male Blue-rumped Parrot at Venus Drive. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Male Blue-rumped Parrot at Venus Drive. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Female Blue-rumped Parrot at Venus Drive. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Blue-rumped Parrots flying at Jelutong Tower. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Male Blue-rumped Parrot at Jelutong Tower. Photo credit: Francis Yap

External Links:
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Photos: Oriental Bird Images
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Blue-rumped Parrot)

References:
BirdLife International. (2016). Psittinus cyanurus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. Downloaded on 2 September 2021

Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.