Chalcopsitta atra
Conservation status:
Not Threatened.
Behaviour:
Phylogeny:
Taxonomy:
- Psittacus ater Scopoli, 1786, New Guinea. Forms a superspecies with C. duivenbodei. Occasionally included in C. scintillata. Race insignis may be an incipient species. Possible race spectabilis known by the type from Mamberiok Peninsula, NW New Guinea; this form is close to race insignis but may be a hybrid with C. scintillata. Three subspecies currently recognized. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Distribution:
Subspecies and Distribution:
- * bernsteini Rosenberg, 1861 - Misool I. * atra (Scopoli, 1786) - Batanta I, Salawati I and W Vogelkop (Irian Jaya). * insignis Oustalet, 1878 - E Vogelkop, Amberpon I and Onin and Bomberai Peninsulas, Irian Jaya.
Trophic strategy:
Nectar from flowering trees, and fruit.