Blue-backed parrot
Tanygnathus everetti Tweeddale, 1877
The blue-backed parrot (Tanygnathus everetti) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 269.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
Quick facts about the blue-backed parrot
- Weight
- 269.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the blue-backed parrot live?
Not recorded
What is the blue-backed parrot?
The blue-backed parrot (Tanygnathus everetti), also known as Müller's (or Mueller's) parrot and Burbridge's parrot (for the Sulu subspecies) is a large, endangered species of parrot endemic to the Philippines. It is found in tropical moist lowland forest but is now feared locally extinct in a large part of its range including Negros, Panay, Leyte, Luzon and Polilio. The only recent records are in Samar, Mindanao and Tawi-tawi with the population being estimated below 250 individuals. Flocks are small and often active at night. Its main threats are habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade.
It is illegal to hunt, capture or possess blue-backed parrots under Philippine Law RA 9147.
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Is the blue-backed parrot endangered?
The blue-backed parrot is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the blue-backed parrot classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusTanygnathus
- SpeciesTanygnathus everetti Tweeddale, 1877
Other names and names in other languages (16)
- alexandr filipínskýCzech
- Visayan GrovnæbspapegøjeDanish
- BlaurückenpapageiGerman
- bludorsa papagoEsperanto
- Perruche d'EverettFrench
- Perruche d’EverettFrench
- ササハインコJapanese
- Filipijnse BlauwstuitpapegaaiDutch
- smaragdpapegøyeNorwegian
- papuga filipińskaPolish
- aleksandretta filipińskaPolish
- papagaio-de-everettPortuguese
- papagaio-de-dorso-azulPortuguese
- ladniak filipínskySlovak
- blåryggig papegojaSwedish
- 蓝背鹦鹉Chinese
Relatives of the blue-backed parrot
Other species in the same genus Tanygnathus.
Blue-naped parrot
Tanygnathus lucionensis
Black-lored parrot
Tanygnathus gramineus
Azure-rumped parrot
Tanygnathus sumatranus
Great-billed parrot
Tanygnathus megalorynchos
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the blue-backed parrot?
An adult blue-backed parrot weighs 269.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the blue-backed parrot endangered?
The blue-backed parrot is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the blue-backed parrot?
The blue-backed parrot (Tanygnathus everetti) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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