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  7. Papuan Eclectus

BirdUp · Species

Papuan Eclectus

Eclectus polychloros(Scopoli, 1786)

Conservation status: Least ConcernOrigin: Native
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
  • Identification
  • Where
  • Behaviour

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

Field specs

Length
35–42 cm
Weight
450–600 g

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 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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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Papuan Eclectus live in Australia?

The Papuan Eclectus is native to Australia.

Breeding range
Kai Is. (south-east Moluccas), New Guinea, Bismarck Arch., Solomon Is., and north-east Australia