Blue Naped Parrot
BLUE NAPED PARROT
Tanygnathus lucionensis
Psittacidae Family
L 320mm (12 1/2")
endemic, uncommon
Bird #124 - March 2009
This is a Philippine endemic and uncommon. When we first saw the small flock of about 5 birds in Subic, I thought they were colasisis. Tina was able to id them as Blue-naped parrots!
Read MoreTanygnathus lucionensis
Psittacidae Family
L 320mm (12 1/2")
endemic, uncommon
Bird #124 - March 2009
This is a Philippine endemic and uncommon. When we first saw the small flock of about 5 birds in Subic, I thought they were colasisis. Tina was able to id them as Blue-naped parrots!
BLUE NAPED PARROT Tanygnathus lucionensis Sabang, Palawan, Philippines
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Tonji and Sylvia Ramos
on July 17, 2009Hi Angela, the pet trade is certainly a big threat to our wildlife. It illegal to hunt or capture wild birds, but people STILL do it without thought to the destruction they cause. The vendors would probably claim they were captive-bred, but that's probably not so.
These birds are really cute and sociable, but they're better off in the wild. It's really amazing to see them flying and behaving naturally in the wild. I hope people will stop buying wild birds so the trade in wild birds STOPS.
Angela Lledo
on July 16, 2009Hi, I went to Aranque market a few weeks ago and I'm pretty sure I saw some six of these guys being sold for 2.5K each. Pretty tame. I am not sure if they were captive bred.