Papuan Parrotfinch Erythrura papuana Scientific name definitions

15 cm; 17–24 g. Male has most of crown and face deep blue, lores duskier, hindcrown to back and upperwing green, rump, uppertail-coverts and slightly pointed tail red, outer tail feathers blackish-brown with carmine or yellow-olive fringes on outer webs; chin blue to green, throat to undertail-coverts green; iris dark brown, eyering black; bill robust, black; legs dusky pinkish. Differs from very similar E. trichroa in larger size and more massive bill. Female is very like male, but blue of head paler and less extensive, rump to tail duller red, chin and throat green, underparts green with buff wash. Juvenile has head and foreparts greyish-green, bill yellow, upper surface of upper mandible and base of lower mandible black.

Mountains of New Guinea: N Vogelkop, Wissel Lakes area, Victor Emanuel Range (Telefomin), upper Sepik R and Adelbert Mts E to Aseki (Morobe Province), Eastern Highlands (Okapa) and Owen Stanley Range.