Subspecies Trichoglossus haematodus caeruleiceps d'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879
- Trichoglossus caeruleiceps Albertis, L.M. d' & Salvadori, T. 1879. Catalogo degli uccelli raccolti da L.M. d'Albertis durante la 2a e 3a esplorazone del Fiume Fly negli anni 1876 e 1877. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 14: 21-147 [41].
Type data:
Holotype MCG C.E. 22781 ♀, Katau River, New Guinea (as F. Kataw)
Comment: for identification of holotype, see Arbocco, G., Capocaccia, L. & Violani, C. 1979. Catalogo dei tipi di uccelli del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Genova 82: 184–265.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Saibai and possibly Boigu Ils., Torres Strait, QLD; Trans-Fly region, Papua New Guinea
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, closed forest, diurnal, frugivorous, gregarious, mellivore, nomadic, open forest, volant, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder, feeds on nectar, pollen, fruit-flesh and (accidentally?) seeds and insects in tree crowns in eucalypt, paperbark and broad-leaf forests and woodlands, flocks and roosts in communal groups, flies directly on swiftly beating wings, nests on bed of wood dust in tree hollows, wanders both locally and regionally to seasonal food sources.
General References
Rand, A.L. 1942. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 42 Birds of the 1936–1937 New Guinea expedition. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 79: 289-366 (status)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | AVES | 29-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 26-Oct-2015 | 01-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |