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The '''Modest tiger parrot''' (''Psittacella modesta'') is a species of bird from the family Psittacidae, which includes parrots and their allies, and is found on the island of New Guinea.
==Description==
The Modest tiger parrot is approximately 5.5 inches long and weighs 1.5 ounces. Males and females show a differently colored plumage; the male has a gray beak, a dark-brown head, but unlike other tiger parrots there is no yellow head stripe. The neck is brown-black banded, back, wing and tail top are green, tail bottom gray. The breast is brown-orange, the belly bright green. The main difference in the feathers of the female is the black-brown-yellow banding on the chest and belly. Young chicks resemble the females.
Its habitat includes tropical mountain forests and bushy areas at a height of 5,200 to 8,500 feet, in which this species overlaps with the habitat of [[Madarasz's tiger parrot]] (''Psittacella madaraszi''). Like the other tiger parrots, it subsists on fruits, seeds, berries, buds and leaves.
==Subspecies==
The three subspecies are endemic to New Guinea:
*''Psittacella modesta collaris''; southern slopes of Snow Mountains
*''Psittacella modesta modesta''; Vogelkop Mountains
*''Psittacella modesta subcollaris''; northern slope of Snow Mountains east to Hindenburg Range
==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]]