Identification
Robust, big-headed, and rather short-tailed parrot endemic to the Moluccas, where it inhabits lowland and foothill forests. Male bright green with red underwings and orange bill, female bright red with violet belly and dark bill. Usually seen flying above forests at first light, squawking loudly. Calls include an ear-shattering, high-pitched squawk, as well as a lower, crow-like caw. Formerly grouped with other closely related species under “Eclectus Parrot.”