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Brehm's Tiger Parrot
Psittacella brehmii Schlegel, 1871
Psittaculidae — Old World Parrots
Brehm's Tiger Parrot, Psittacella brehmii, lives in montane New Guinea and is part of the Psittaculidae. It is a small parrot of the highlands, with a range in Australasia. Its most useful field mark is its mainly green plumage, set off by a dull olive-brown head, yellow and black barring on the back and rump, and red undertail coverts. The male shows a yellow stripe along the neck sides and an unbarred green breast, while the female lacks the neck stripe and has a barred breast. Juveniles are similar to females.
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittaculidae — Old World Parrots
- Breeding range
- Australasia: montane New Guinea
