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The '''painted tiger parrot''' (''Psittacella picta'') is a species of bird from the genus family Psittacidae, which includes parrots and their allies, and found on the island of New Guinea.
==Description==
The painted tiger parrot is approximately 7.4 inches in length, and weighs 1.6 to 2.3 ounces. The male has a blue-gray beak, the head is dark brown with a yellow stripe that encircles the back of the neck to either side. The back is green with black "tiger-stripe" bands, the wings and belly are green, the tail red, the tail tip green. The female does not have the yellow head-stripe; the cheeks are blue-green, and the breast is yellow with black bands above a green belly. The young chicks resemble the female, but the head is quite brown. The subspecies ''P. p. lorentzi'' has blue-green cheeks and no red at the tail's root.
Its habitat includes tropical mountain forests and sub-alpine bushy areas at an altitude of 4,500 to 6,300 feet, and subsists on a diet of fruits, seeds, berries, buds and leaves.
==Subspecies==
The three subspecies are endemic to the island of New Guinea:
*''Psittacella picta excelsa''; Central Highlands
*''Psittacella picta lorentzi''; Snow Mountains
*''Psittacella picta picta''; Wharton and Owen Stanley mountains
==References==
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Parrots]][[Category:Psittaculini Parrots]][[Category:Tiger Parrots]]
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Parrots]][[Category:Psittaculini Parrots]][[Category:Tiger Parrots]]