Black-lored Parrot Tanygnathus gramineus Scientific name definitions

Buru, S Moluccas.

Montane forest above 600–700 m. Birds, assumed to be this species were heard nightly arriving downslope in trees at 1100–1500 m (1 Reeve, A. H., T. Haryoko, M. K. Poulsen, P.-H. Fabre, and K. A. Jønsson (2014). New ornithological records from Buru and Seram, south Maluku, Indonesia, 1995–2012. Forktail 30:10–22. Close ), just after full darkness.

Not well documented. Commonest vocalization a repeated loud nasal squawk rendered “crawk” or “kyeh”.

VULNERABLE. CITES II. A BirdLife “restricted-range” species. Very poorly known, owing to at least partially nocturnal habits, but upland forest on Buru now judged to be relatively secure compared to lowland areas, so the species might warrant downlisting from threatened status, particularly as it appears still to be fairly common within its very small range.