Tiger Parrots
Psittacella
Tiger parrots are members of the genus Psittacella in the family Psittaculidae getting its name through having tiger-striped backs. Established by Hermann Schlegel in 1871, the genus contains the following species, all of which are endemic to the island of New Guinea.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Brehm's Tiger Parrot
speciesPsittacella brehmii
Modest Tiger Parrot
speciesPsittacella modesta
Painted Tiger Parrot
speciesPsittacella picta
Madarasz's Tiger Parrot
speciesPsittacella madaraszi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 19285.