Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Tanygnathus [sumatranus or everetti] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Asuurkruispapegaai
Bulgarian: Сулавески зелен папагал
Catalan: lloro becgròs de Muller
Czech: papoušek rudozobý
Danish: Grøn Grovnæbspapegøje
German: Blaurückenpapagei, Blaurückenpapagei (sumatranus/sangirensis)
English: Azure-rumped Parrot, Azure-rumped Parrot (Azure-rumped), Blue-backed Parrot [sumatranus or sangirensis]
[ENAV]: Azure-rumped Parrot
English, HBW: Azure-rumped Parrot
English (IOC): Azure-rumped Parrot, Blue-backed Parrot (Azure-rumped)
English (United States): Azure-rumped Parrot, Azure-rumped Parrot (Azure-rumped)
Esperanto: lazurdorsa papago
Spanish: Loro de Müller, Loro de Müller (Célebes)
Spanish (Spain): Loro de Müller, Loro de Müller (Célebes)
Estonian: rohe-konkpapagoi
Finnish: vihernokkakaija
French: Perruche de Müller, Perruche de Müller (sumatranus), Perruche de Müller (sumatranus/sangirensis), Perruche de Müller [sumatranus or sangirensis], Perruche de Müller [sumatranus ou sangirensis]
French (Guyane): Perruche de Müller (sumatranus/sangirensis)
Croatian: müllerova papiga
Hungarian: éjszakai madapapagáj
Indonesian: Betet-kelapa punggung-biru, Betet-kelapa punggung-biru (sumatranus/sangirensis)
Icelandic: Klumbupáfi, Klumbupáfi (sumatranus/sangirensis)
Italian: Pappagallo groppazzurra
Japanese: ササハインコ, ササハインコ（sumatranus／sangirensis）
Scientific: Psittacus Sumatranus, Tanygnathus muelleri, Tanygnathus sumatranus, Tanygnathus sumatranus [sumatranus or sangirensis], Tanygnathus sumatranus sumatranus, Tanygnathus sumatranus sumatranus/sangirensis
Lithuanian: sumatrinė didžiasnapė papūga
Dutch: Müllers Papegaai, Sulawesiblauwstuitpapegaai
Norwegian: Asurgumppapegøye, asurgumppapegøye (sumatranus/sangirensis)
Polish: papuga zielona, papuga zielona (sumatranus/sangirensis)
Portuguese: papagaio-de-dorso-celeste
Portuguese (Portugal): papagaio-de-dorso-azul, papagaio-de-dorso-azul (sumatranus/sangirensis)
Russian: Мюллеров благородный попугай, Синеспинный попугай (sumatranus/sangirensis)
Slovak: ladniak olivový, ladniak olivový (skup.)
Serbian: Celebeski edel papagaj, Celebeski edel papagaj (celebeski)
Swedish: Müllers papegoja (sumatranus/sangirensis), sulawesipapegoja
Turkish: Gökçe Belli Papağan, Gökçe Belli Papağan (sumatranus/sangirensis)
Ukrainian: папужець-червонодзьоб суматранський, Папужець-червонодзьоб суматранський (підвид sumatranus/sangirensis)
Chinese: 蓝腰鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 蘇門答臘藍背鸚鵡