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Aprosmictus jonquillaceus
The Jonquil parrot (Aprosmictus jonquillaceus) is a species of bird in the Psittaculidae family with two subspecies, Aprosmictus jonquillaceus jonquillaceus and Aprosmictus jonquillaceus wetterensis. It is a large, long-tailed green parrot with an orange bill and a wing patch which red in males and yellow in females. It is visible when a bird is perched and in flight. The juvenile looks like a female but lacks a wing patch.
From the article Jonquil parrot on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Single birds or small flocks of 3 to 5 individuals can be found in forest, woodland, and acacia savanna on the Indonesian islands of Rote, Timor, and Wetar. Restricted range; Near Threatened
Wikipedia: “Habitat and distribution”
What it does
Wild diet is likely to be similar to that of the red-winged parrot: seeds, fruit, flowers, and insects. In mangroves, mistletoe is favoured. Red-winged parrots were found to feed on the pods and seeds of various Acacia tree species. So, it is likely that the Jonquil parrot feeds on them too.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
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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 19335.