Blue-backed Parrot
Tanygnathus everetti Tweeddale, A 1877
The blue-backed parrot, also known as Müller's parrot is a large, endangered species of parrot endemic to the Philippines. It is found in tropical moist lowland forests. Flocks are small and often active at night. Its main threats are habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:
Psittaculidae
Genus:
Tanygnathus
Scientific:
Tanygnathus everetti
Original description
Citation:
Tweeddale, A 1877
Reference:
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.
ser.4, vol.20, no.120 p.533
Protonym:
Tanygnathus Everetti
Type locality:
Butuan, Mindanao.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/53474#page/547/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
C38EDB84BC2856A6
Avibase ID:
avibase-C38EDB84
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C38EDB84
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 714367
ENDANGERED
English:
Blue-backed Parrot
Afrikaans:
Blourugpapegaai
Bulgarian:
Синьогръб зелен папагал
Catalan:
lloro becgròs dorsiblau
Czech:
alexandr filipínský
Danish:
Visayan Grovnæbspapegøje
German:
Blaurückenpapagei
Esperanto:
bludorsa papago
Spanish:
Loro de Everett
Spanish (Spain):
Loro de Everett
French:
Perruche d'Everett
Icelandic:
Kakkarpáfi
Japanese:
ササハインコ
Dutch:
Filipijnse Blauwstuitpapegaai
Norwegian:
smaragdpapegøye
Polish:
papuga filipińska
Portuguese:
papagaio-de-dorso-azul
Portuguese (Portugal):
papagaio-de-everett
Russian:
Синеспинный попугай
Slovak:
ladniak červenooký
Serbian:
Filipinski edel papagaj
Swedish:
blåryggig papegoja
Turkish:
Filipin Gökçe Belli Papağanı
Ukrainian:
Папужець-червонодзьоб суматранський
Chinese:
蓝背鹦鹉
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-backed Parrot [everetti] ( Tanygnathus sumatranus [everetti]) |
| Avilist 2025: Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) |
| Clements, version 2023: Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Azure-rumped Parrot (Blue-backed) ( Tanygnathus sumatranus [everetti Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Azure-rumped Parrot (Blue-backed) ( Tanygnathus sumatranus [everetti Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Blue-backed Parrot ( Tanygnathus everetti) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Tanygnathus [sumatranus or everetti]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Czech: alexandr filipínský
Danish: Visayan Grovnæbspapegøje
German: Blaurückenpapagei, Blaurückenpapagei [everetti-Gruppe]
English: Azure-rumped Parrot (Blue-backed), Blue-backed Parrot, Blue-backed Parrot [everetti]
English (IOC): Blue-backed Parrot (Blue-backed)
English (United States): Azure-rumped Parrot (Blue-backed)
Esperanto: bludorsa papago
Spanish: Loro de Müller (Filipinas)
Spanish (Spain): Loro de Müller (Filipinas)
French: Perruche de Müller (everetti), Perruche de Müller [everetti], Perruche d'Everett
Icelandic: Klumbupáfi [everetti hópur]
Japanese: ササハインコ（everetti グループ）
Scientific: Tanygnathus everetti, Tanygnathus sumatranus [everetti Group], Tanygnathus sumatranus [everetti], Tanygnathus sumatranus everetti
Dutch: Filipijnse Blauwstuitpapegaai
Norwegian: asurgumppapegøye (everetti gr.), smaragdpapegøye
Polish: papuga filipińska
Portuguese: papagaio-de-dorso-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): papagaio-de-dorso-azul [grupo everetti], papagaio-de-everett
Russian: Синеспинный попугай [группа everetti]
Slovak: ladniak červenooký, ladniak červenooký (skup.)
Serbian: Celebeski edel papagaj (žutovrati)
Swedish: blåryggig papegoja, Müllers papegoja [gruppen everetti]
Turkish: Gökçe Belli Papağan [everetti grubu]
Chinese: 蓝背鹦鹉
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