Blue-naped Parrot
Tanygnathus lucionensis(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Blue-naped Parrot
The Blue-naped Parrot (Tanygnathus lucionensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Tanygnathus lucionensis
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Blue-naped Parrot
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Tanygnathus lucionensis lucionensis
- Tanygnathus lucionensis hybridus
- Tanygnathus lucionensis salvadorii
- Tanygnathus lucionensis talautensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus lucionensis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Philippine Islands, i.e. Luzon, ex Brisson, Orn., 4, p. 295-296.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.146
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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