14 cm.. length between 42 and 43 g. of weight.

The Modest Tiger-Parrot (Psittacella modesta) has the head Brown olive, with indistinct centers yellow to the feathers of the crown and nape. Mantle dark green, with slightly darker edges to feathers; rump with indistinct greenish-yellow and black mix. Uppertail green, with fringe darker. Wings of color green dark marked in blue on the curve.

Yellow wing feathers. Of flight outer feathers blackish edged green in the bases and with fine yellow margins the vane internal and external. Top of the chest Gris-Oliva below the bend of wing, belly paler, opaque green; undertail-coverts red. Upper, the tail dark green; by down blackish.

The bill grey-blue, whitish tip; irises orange; legs bluish grey.

Female alternating the Brown dark and the pink in the chest, flanks alternating the Green and yellow-green.

• Sound of the Modest Tiger-Parrot.

• Psittacella modesta modesta

  (Schlegel, 1871) – Nominal.




• Psittacella modesta subcollaris

  (Rand, 1941) – Something more dark in General, the collar yellow on the back of the neck is more brilliant and variable, head brown / dark grey.
  The females with the head darker and some with a slight yellow colouring.




• Psittacella modesta collaris

  (Ogilvie-Grant, 1914) – The neck yellow, irregularly present. Darker hue at the sides of the head.
  The females have mild brands yellow in the part back from the head.

It is found in the humid mountain forests, forest Moss, edges of secondary vegetation and forests, a altitude between 1.200 and 4.000 m (mostly between 1,700-2,800 Metro).

The Modest Tiger-Parrot is a bird quiet, discreet, quite docile and difficult to observe. It tends to prefer medium or lower forest and seeks its food crawling or jumping slowly at ground level. They only fly short distances when bother them.

Birds are found alone or in pairs, and they feed on seeds and small fruits.

The young birds as females.

There is no information on the breeding ecology, but a male State of reproduction was observed during the month of June.

Observed feeding is of small fruits; seeds and pieces of berries DURAS were found in their stomachs.

Size of the area of distribution (reproduction / resident): 65.100 km2

New Guinea in Irian Jaya, Indonesian and Papua New Guinea. Scattered through the uplands, observed in the Vogelkop mountains (isolated population), and after all latitude 136ºE, through the central mountain belt, in the central mountain ranges, including the Tari area, the range of Victor Emanuel and the District of Mount Hagen, reaching around of 145 °E. The range overlaps with the species Madarasz's Tiger-Parrot at a length of 1,200 kilometers along the Cordillera central and where the two species overlap. The Modest Tiger-Parrot is usually found in slightly higher altitudes than the Madarasz's Tiger-Parrot. The world's population is thought to be greater of 50.000 specimens. The species is locally common.

• Psittacella modesta modesta

  (Schlegel, 1871) – Nominal.




• Psittacella modesta subcollaris

  (Rand, 1941) – extends from North of the Maoke mountains to the Montes Hindenburg;




• Psittacella modesta collaris

  (Ogilvie-Grant, 1914) – is located to the South of the Maoke mountains.

• Current category of the Red List of the UICN: Least concern

• Population trend: Stable

The size of the world population It has not been quantified, Although deemed superior to the 50.000 specimens. The species is reported as locally common (pit et to the. 1997).

The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence of any reduction or substantial threats.

Not found in poultry.

– Modest Tiger-Parrot, Barred Little Parrot, Barred Little Tiger-Parrot, Modest Parrot, Modest Tiger Parrot (ingles).
– Perruche modeste, Perruche olive (French).
– Olivpapagei, Oliv-Papagei (German).
– Psittacella modesta (Portuguese).
– Lorito Modesto, Lorito tigre Modesto, Lorito-tigre Modesto (español).

– Order: Psittaciformes
– Family: Psittaculidae
– Genus: Psittacella
– Scientific name: Psittacella modesta
– Citation: Schlegel, 1871
– Protonimo: Psitacella [sic] modest

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"Modest tiger parrot" (Psittacella modesta)

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– Sounds: Patrik Åberg (Xeno-canto)

14 cm. length between 34 and 44 g. of weight.

The Madarasz's Tiger-Parrot (Psittacella madaraszi) is very similar to the Modest Tiger-Parrot.

Head brown, slightly paler in the cheeks and ear-coverts because of the light streaks; crown strongly mottled in color yellow, the throat It also shows some pale yellow stains. Mantle and back green, with good dark edges to the feathers; rump with alternation of yellow-green and black. Wings green, marked in blue in curve and along the leading edge; flight feather Blackish with vane Green external, showing a thin yellow margin. Wing feathers light green, underside of flight feather with broadcasting yellow in vane inner. Throat and top of the chest grey-brown; rest of the underparts slightly yellowish-green, paler than upper parts, with the exception of uppertail-coverts red. Upper, the tail green, by down blackish.

Bill grey-blue, White at the tip; irises reddish brown; legs grey.

The female has the head green with front of the crown bluish and heavily barred black and orange pink nape. The rest of them upperparts are slightly more barred that in the male, and underparts are of color green uniform, lack of the colour brown of the throat and the top of chest.

The young birds they are similar to females.

• Psittacella madaraszi major

  (Rothschild, 1936) – Of approximately 15 cm.. length. The only difference is that it is slightly larger.. The same as the nominal species female.

• Psittacella madaraszi hallstromi

  (Mayr and Gilliard, 1951) – Of approximately 14,5 cm.. length. Usually more dark and yellow paths from the back of the head and neck more narrow. Females with the black Crown and broad green bordered Orange will be making them by the back of the head.

• Psittacella madaraszi huonensis

  (Mayr and Rand, 1935) – Of 14 cm.. length. It has the Crown of yellowish-brown. Females have the Crown, neck and back green.

The Madarasz's Tiger-Parrot, usually lives below the Modest Tiger-Parrot. The two two species overlap, usually in the Strip between 1.200 and 2.500 m, Although less numerous the of Madarasz.

It inhabits forests, in secondary vegetation and occasionally cleared areas, being particularly fond of the forest of beech Nothofagus.

It is a quiet species, slow and inconspicuous. You are often seen sitting in pairs on the lower floors of forests, making rash calls at sunset.

Little is known of their reproductive ecology., but they have been observed in breeding conditions in the month of June.

It feeds on seeds, fruit, tough berries and leaves pulp, eat alone or in pairs at different levels within the forest. Have you noticed them is, feeding, in the company of Painted Tiger-Parrot.

Size of the area of distribution (reproduction / resident): 193.000 km2

New Guinea from the mountains in the center of Irian Jaya, Indonesian, through the central mountains of Papua New Guinea, up to the mountain ranges to the South-East, with an isolated population in the Highlands of the Huon Peninsula. The world's population is considered to be more of 50.000 specimens.

Subspecies distribution:

• Psittacella madaraszi major

  (Rothschild, 1936) – present in the West of its range mountains;

• Psittacella madaraszi hallstromi

  (Mayr and Gilliard, 1951) – occupies the central mountains of New Guinea;

• Psittacella madaraszi huonensis

  (Mayr and Rand, 1935) – is located in the northeast of New Guinea (mountains of the huon peninsula).

• Current category of the Red List of the UICN: Least concern

• Population trend: Stable

The size of the world's population has not been quantified, It is estimated in more than 50.000 specimens. The species, according to sources, It very rare in its area of distribution (pit et to the. 1997).

The population suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence of any reduction or substantial threats.

Not found in captivity.

– Madarasz’s Tiger-Parrot, Madarasz’s Parrot, Madarasz’s Tiger Parrot, Madarász’s Tiger Parrot, Maderasz’s Parrot, Plain-breasted Little Parrot, Plain-breasted Little Tiger-Parrot (ingles).
– Perruche de Madarasz (French).
– Madaraszpapagei, Madarasz Papagei, Maderaszpapagei, Schuppenkopfpapagei (German).
– Psittacella madaraszi (Portuguese).
– Lorito de Madarasz, Lorito tigre de Madarasz, Lorito-tigre de Madarasz (español).

Its scientific and common names commemorate the Hungarian ornithologist Gyula von Madarasz

– Order: Psittaciformes
– Family: Psittaculidae
– Genus: Psittacella
– Scientific name: Psittacella madaraszi
– Citation: Meyer,AB, 1886
– Protonimo: Birding tiger parrot

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“Lorito tiger of Madarasz» (Psittacella madaraszi)

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