Tiger Parrots
Psittacella
Tiger parrots are members of the genus Psittacella (the only genus in the subfamily Psittacellinae) in the family Psittaculidae, named for their tiger-striped backs. Established by Hermann Schlegel in 1871, the genus contains the following four species, all of which are endemic to the island of New Guinea.
The Brehm's tiger parrot is a small, green colored parrot, and is the largest species in the Psittacella genus. It measures to be around 24cm in length and weighs between 94 and 120g. Their diet consists primarily of seeds and berries.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Brehm's Tiger Parrot
speciesPsittacella brehmii
Modest Tiger Parrot
speciesPsittacella modesta
Painted Tiger Parrot
speciesPsittacella picta
Madarasz's Tiger Parrot
speciesPsittacella madaraszi
Where it lives
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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 19285.