Wild caught birds are quickly hand tamed by individuals with some bird training skills. Some of them learn to talk - but most never do. Sanggay - an owner of several Blue Rumped Parrots - stated that Blue-rumps have limited talking ability.
However, in general these are very quiet parrots with occasional whistling and high-pitch calling, which may be irritating to some individuals. It is recommended to buy young ones as they are more likely to sing. However, not all them are born singer - in fact, some are mute. Because of their melodic voice, they are often kept singly - as singing birds. They are described as docile that love to sing on rainy days. They are not playful and don't seem to interact much with humans. The average clutch consists of 3 to 5 eggs which are incubated for about 26 days.Ĭhee (the contributor of most of the photos on this page) describes these birds as being active at dawn and dusk. It mostly feeds on seeds, fruit and blossoms. Visual Identification: Male head mostly green except around eye and ears, black mantle smaller. aabbottii):ĭistribution: Simelue and Siumat Islands, western coast Sumatra, Indonesia Visual Identification: Larger than the nominate subspecies.
pontius)ĭistribution: Siberut, Sipora, Pagi, Indonesia cyanurus)ĭistribution: Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra. Its preferred habitat includes lowland forest areas (generally below 700m), open woodland, orchards and plantations, mangroves, dense scrub, and coconut groves where it is commonly seen in flocks of up to 20 birds.īlue-rumped Parrots - Nominate Species (P. The Blue-rumped Parrot (Psittinus cyanurus) is native to the southern tip of Myanmar, peninsular South-western Thailand, Malaysia, Burma, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Rhio Archipelago and Banka Island.
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