The tricolored parrotfinch (''Erythrura tricolor'') is a species of
estrildid finch found in
Timor and the southern
Moluccas. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km
2.
It is found in subtropical/tropical dry forest and dry savannah. The
IUCN
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has classified the species as being of
least concern.
Origin
Origin and
phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena ''et al.''.
Estrildinae may have originated in India and dispersed thereafter (towards Africa and Pacific Ocean habitats).
References
External links
Species factsheet- BirdLife International
tricoloured parrotfinch
Birds of Timor
Birds of the Maluku Islands
tricolored parrotfinch
Taxa named by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot
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