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Great-billed parrot

Tanygnathus megalorynchos (Boddaert, 1783)

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The great-billed parrot (Tanygnathus megalorynchos) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 325 g and live up to 23 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Great-billed parrot (Tanygnathus megalorynchos)
Photo: TJ Lin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the great-billed parrot

Weight
325 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
23 yearssrc for Lifespan
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
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the great-billed parrot live?

Not recorded

What is the great-billed parrot?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The great-billed parrot (Tanygnathus megalorynchos) also known as Moluccan parrot or island parrot, is a medium-sized, approximately 38 cm long, green parrot with a massive red bill, cream iris, blackish shoulders, olive green back, pale blue rump and yellowish green underparts. The female is typically smaller than the male, but otherwise the sexes are similar.

The great-billed parrot is found in forest, woodland and mangrove in the south-east Asian islands of Maluku, Raja Ampat, Talaud, Sangir, Sarangani, the Lesser Sundas, and nearby small islands. The diet consists mainly of fruits.

It remains widespread and locally fairly common, and consequently has been rated as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

From the Wikipedia article “Great-billed parrot” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great-billed_parrot&oldid=1379250447), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the great-billed parrot endangered?

The great-billed parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the great-billed parrot classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittaculidae
  6. genusTanygnathus
  7. SpeciesTanygnathus megalorynchos (Boddaert, 1783)

Synonyms Psittacus macrorhynchus, Psittacus megalorynchos, Tanygnathus megalorhynchus

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • lloro becgròs ala-estriatCatalan
  • alexandr velkozobýCzech
  • mada černoramennýCzech
  • papoušek velkozobýCzech
  • GrovnæbspapegøjeDanish
  • SchwarzschulterpapageiGerman
  • grandbeka papagoEsperanto
  • Loro picogordoSpanish
  • maluku konkpapagoiEstonian
  • isonokkakaijaFinnish
  • Perruche à bec de sangFrench
  • krupnokljuna papigaCroatian
  • nagycsőrű papagájHungarian
  • feketevállú nagycsőrűpapagájHungarian
  • Betet-kelapa paruh-besarIndonesian
  • Pappagallo beccogrossoItalian
  • オオハナインコモドキJapanese
  • juodapetė didžiasnapė papūgaLithuanian
  • DikbekpapegaaiDutch
  • grovnebbpapegøyeNorwegian
  • papuga wielkodziobaPolish
  • aleksandretta wielkodziobaPolish
  • papagaio-de-bico-grandePortuguese
  • Большеклювый попугайRussian
  • Черноплечий благородный попугайRussian
  • ladniak veľkozobýSlovak
  • Crnorameni edel papagajSerbian
  • stornäbbad papegojaSwedish
  • Mercan Gagalı PapağanTurkish
  • папуга-червонодзьоб чорноплечийUkrainian
  • папужець-червонодзьоб чорноплечийUkrainian
  • 巨嘴鸚鵡Chinese
  • 巨嘴鹦鹉Chinese

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Relatives of the great-billed parrot

Other species in the same genus Tanygnathus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the great-billed parrot?

An adult great-billed parrot weighs 325 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the great-billed parrot endangered?

The great-billed parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the great-billed parrot live?

The great-billed parrot has a recorded lifespan of 23 years.

What kind of animal is the great-billed parrot?

The great-billed parrot (Tanygnathus megalorynchos) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{great_billed_parrot_2026,
  title = {Great-billed parrot (Tanygnathus megalorynchos)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/great-billed-parrot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}