Red-eared Parrotfinch
Erythrura coloria
A small bird of montane forest and scrub on Mindanao. Usually forages on the ground for seeds. Overall green with a bright red rump and uppertail and a blue face with a prominent red crescent curving around from behind the eye to the side of the throat. Note the pale legs and the thick black bill. Female is similar to the male, but with less blue and red on the head. The only bird of a similar size and color in its range is Philippine Hanging-Parrot, which has a hooked red bill. Voice includes a short, high-pitched tinkling trill.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Erythrura coloria
- Authority
- Ripley & Rabor, 1961
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Genus
- Erythrura
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
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