Description Brehm's tiger parrot
female (left) , juvenile (right) eating pineapple @ mount hagen, papua new guinea
brehm s tiger parrot largest species in genus psittacella , 24 cm (9.4 in) in length , weighs between 94 to 120 g (3.3–4.2 oz). green dull olive-brown head, transverse yellow , black bars on , rump, , red undertail coverts. irises red, , beak blueish-grey fading white @ tip. legs grey. male has yellow stripe on sides of neck , green breast without barring. females lack yellow stripe on neck , have yellow , black striped breast. juveniles resemble females, have yellowish-brown irises , more faded green , pale-yellow barring on breast.
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