Papualori
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Mount Goliath Papualori |
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The Papualori ( Charmosyna papou ) is a species of parrot from New Guinea . The birds live in mountain forests at altitudes between 1500 and 2800 meters. In some areas you can find them from heights of 1200 meters, on Irian Jaya there are deposits up to heights of 3900 meters. In the papualoris habitat there is a temperature difference of up to 20 ° C between day and night.
features
There are four subspecies. The nominate form of the Papualori ( Charmosyna papou papou ) ( Scopoli , 1786) is native to the mountains of the Vogelkop Peninsula . It is colored dark red. The parting is black, at the beginning blue, on the nape of the neck there is another black spot in the shape of a crescent moon. The wings and back are dark green, the belly below the center and the leg plumage are black. The tail is light green, the iris, beak and feet orange.
Young birds are generally more dull in color. Their feathers on the neck and chest are outlined in black, the black feathers on the belly have blue-green edges. Iris, beak and feet are brown. The tail and the wings are shorter.
Other recognized subspecies are:
- Stella-Papualori ( Charmosyna papou stellae ) AB Meyer , 1886, lives in the mountains of Southeast New Guinea.
- Mount Goliath Papualori ( Charmosyna papou goliathina ) Rothschild & Hartert , 1911, occurs in the mountains of western New Guinea to the Eastern Highlands Province .
- Wahnes Papualori ( Charmosyna papou wahnesi ) Rothschild , 1906, from the mountains of the Huon Peninsula and from the Adelbert Mountains in the Madang province .
Of the last three subspecies, there are melanistic color morphs in the wild , with most of the upper red plumage parts being black. Only the flanks, the lower back and the under tail-coverts still have their original red color. In the females of the three subspecies, the lower flank area and the lower back are yellow.
Way of life
Papualoris live in pairs or in small groups and usually stay in flowering trees to forage. They feed on nectar, pollen, flowers, buds, fruits and small seeds. Insects and their larvae may also eat them. Little is known about the reproduction of the species. Breeding colonies in the wild were observed in October and November. The eggs of captive specimens measured 24-25 × 22-22.5 mm. Like almost all parrot species, Papualoris are also cave breeders. The further reproductive behavior of the species is only known from captive breeding. Usually two, sometimes just one, eggs are laid. The young birds hatch after 28 days, open their eyes at the age of ten days and leave the nest after 56 to 64 days. Three weeks after leaving, the young birds are independent.
They are common in their range, in some areas there is a slight decline in populations due to bird trapping or the destruction of their habitat.
literature
- Werner Lantermann: parrot science. Parey Buchverlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-8263-3174-5
- Sharmila Choudhury and Adam White: Parrots . Könemann Verlagsgesellschaft, 1998, ISBN 3-8290-1291-8
Web links
- Charmosyna papou inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2013.