Modest tiger parrot

Modest Tiger Parrot
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Superfamily:	Psittacoidea
Family:	Psittaculidae
Subfamily:	Psittacellinae
Genus:	Psittacella
Species:	P. modesta
Binomial name
*Psittacella modesta* Schlegel, 1873

The Modest Tiger Parrot (Psittacella modesta) is a species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

v t e Tribus: Psittaculini
Genus	(extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)
Psittinus	Blue-rumped parrot
Psittacella	Brehm's tiger parrot Painted tiger parrot Modest tiger parrot Madarasz's tiger parrot
Geoffroyus	Red-cheeked parrot (or singing parrot) Blue-collared parrot Song parrot
Prioniturus	Montane racket-tail Mindanao racket-tail Blue-headed racket-tail Green racket-tail Blue-crowned racket-tail Mindoro racket-tail Blue-winged racket-tail (or Sulu racket-tail) Yellow-breasted racket-tail Golden-mantled racket-tail Buru racket-tail
Tanygnathus	Great-billed parrot Blue-naped parrot Blue-backed parrot Black-lored parrot
Eclectus	Moluccan eclectus Sumba eclectus Tanimbar eclectus Papuan eclectus Oceanic eclectus † ₴ (extinct or prehistoric)
Psittacula	Alexandrine parakeet (or Alexandrine parrot) Seychelles parakeet † Rose-ringed parakeet (or ringnecked parakeet) Echo parakeet Newton's parakeet † Slaty-headed parakeet Grey-headed parakeet Plum-headed parakeet Blossom-headed parakeet Lord Derby's parakeet Red-breasted parakeet Nicobar parakeet Long-tailed parakeet Mascarene grey parakeet †
incertae sedis (probably Psittaculini)	Broad-billed parrot † (genus: Lophopsittacus) Rodrigues parrot † (genus: Necropsittacus)

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