BirdUp · Species
Papuan Eclectus
Eclectus polychloros(Scopoli, 1786)
- Order
- PSITTACIFORMES
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Eclectus
At a glance
The Papuan Eclectus is a large bird, about 35–42 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia.
- Size
- 35–42 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Papuan Eclectus look like?
The Papuan Eclectus is a large bird, about 35–42 cm long and weighing 450–600 g.
The Papuan eclectus, red-sided eclectus, or New Guinea eclectus is a parrot species which is native to New Guinea. Larger than the Moluccan eclectus, the green plumage of the male only has a slight yellow tinge and the tail is tipped with a half-inch yellow band. The central tail feathers are green and lateral ones blue and green. It is widely distributed from Kai Islands and western islands of the West Papua province in the west, across the island of New Guinea to the Trobriands, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Louisiade Archipelago, Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands to the east, and south to the northern Cape York Peninsula of Australia. It has also been introduced to the Goram Islands, Indonesia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Papuan Eclectus eat?
The Papuan Eclectus feeds on consists primarily of fruit, seeds, nuts, blossoms and and leaf buds., usually foraging in arboreal frugivore.
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