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Azure-rumped or Blue-backed Parrot

Tanygnathus [sumatranus or everetti] (= Tanygnathus sumatranus) (Raffles, TS 1822)

The azure-rumped parrot, is a large bird endemic to Indonesia found in Sulawesi and the Sangir Islands. It was previously conspecific with the blue-backed parrot which is differentiated with its red iris and blue-back versus the azure-rumped parrot's yellow iris and plain back. It is found in forests. Flocks are small and often active at night. Its main threats are habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittaculidae
Genus:
   Tanygnathus
Scientific:
  Tanygnathus sumatranus


Original description

Citation:
  (Raffles, TS 1822)

Reference:
   Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13, pt.2 p.281

Protonym:
  Psittacus Sumatranus

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/13692#page/313/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  6518D6CD756CEDC7

Avibase ID:
  avibase-6518D6CD

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/6518D6CD


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177540

Geographic range:

  • Tanygnathus sumatranus: Sulawesi region
  • Tanygnathus sumatranus sumatranus: Sulawesi region, including Togian, Banggai, and Sula islands (off eastern Sulawesi), and Muna and Buton (to southeast)
  • Tanygnathus sumatranus sangirensis: Sangihe and Talaud islands
  • Tanygnathus everetti: Philippines
  • Tanygnathus everetti everetti: Philippines (Visayan Islands and Mindanao)
  • Tanygnathus everetti duponti: Luzon (northern Philippines)
  • Tanygnathus everetti freeri: Polillo (northern Philippines)
  • Tanygnathus everetti burbidgii: Sulu Archipelago
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English:
Azure-rumped or Blue-backed Parrot
French:
Perruche de Müller ou P. d'Everett


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Azure-rumped or Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus [sumatranus or everetti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Azure-rumped or Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus [sumatranus or everetti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Azure-rumped or Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus [sumatranus or everetti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Perruche de Müller ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Perruche de Müller ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Blue-backed/Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti/sumatranus)
eBird version 2024:
Blue-backed/Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti/sumatranus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Müller's Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Azure-rumped Parrot ( Tanygnathus sumatranus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Tanygnathus sumatranus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Tanygnathus sumatranus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Lloro becgròs de Muller
Czech: Papoušek rudozobý
Danish: Grøn Grovnæbspapegøje
German: Blaurückenpapagei, Everett Papagei, Everettpapagei, Everett-Papagei
English: Azure-rumped or Blue-backed Parrot, Azure-rumped Parrot, Blue backed Parrot, Blue-backed Parrot, Blue-backed/Azure-rumped Parrot, Mèller's parrot, Mueller's Parrot, Muller's Parrot, Müller's Parrot
English, HBW: Blue-backed Parrot
English (IOC): Blue-backed Parrot
English (United States): Azure-rumped Parrot
Spanish: Loro de Müller
Spanish (Spain): Loro de Müller
Spanish (HBW): Azure-rumped Parrot
Estonian: rohe-konkpapagoi
Finnish: Vihernokkakaija
French: Perroquet de Müller, Perruche de Müller, Perruche de Müller ou P. d'Everett
Croatian: müllerova papiga
Hungarian: éjszakai madapapagáj
Indonesian: Betet-kelapa punggung-biru, Betetkelapa Punggung-biru, Koda, Nuri Sulawesi
Icelandic: Klumbupáfi
Italian: Pappagallo di Mueller, Pappagallo groppazzurra
Japanese (romaji): sasahainko
Japanese: ササハインコ
Scientific: Psittacus Mulleri, Psittacus Sumatranus, Tanygnathus [sumatranus or everetti], Tanygnathus everetti/sumatranus, Tanygnathus mulleri, Tanygnathus sumatranus, Tanygnathus sumatranus sumatranus
Lithuanian: Sumatrinė didžiasnapė papūga
Dutch: Müller-papegaai, Müllers Papegaai
Norwegian Nynorsk: Asurgumppapegøye
Norwegian: Asurgumppapegøye, Müllerpapegøye, Müllers papegøye
Polish: papuga zielona
Portuguese (Portugal): papagaio-de-dorso-azul
Russian: Мюллеров благородный попугай, Синеспинный попугай
Slovak: ladniak olivový
Serbian: Celebeski edel papagaj, Sumatranski edel papagaj
Swedish: Müllers papegoja
Turkish: Gökçe belli papağan
Ukrainian: Папуга-червонодзьоб суматранський, папужець-червонодзьоб суматранський
Chinese: 蓝背鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 蘇門答臘藍背鸚鵡

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