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Azure-rumped Parrot
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Azure-rumped Parrot
Tanygnathus sumatranus
The blue-backed parrot (Tanygnathus sumatranus), also known as Müller's (or Mueller's) parrot or the azure-rumped parrot, is a large bird native to the Philippines and the Sulawesi archipelago (Indonesia). It is found in forest and nearby habitats, including cultivated areas, at altitudes up to 800 meters. Flocks are small and often active at night. It is known to eat crops, including corn.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 19281.