Chalcopsitta
Genus of birds
| Chalcopsitta | |
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| Black lory at Prague Zoo | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Tribe: | Loriini |
| Genus: | Chalcopsitta Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Psittacus ater Black lory Scopoli, 1786 | |
Chalcopsitta is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae and the subfamily Loriinae. All three species are native to New Guinea and western offshore islands. The name Chalcopsitta is derived from the Greek khalkos meaning "bronze" and psitta meaning "parrot".[1]
Description
The three species of the genus Chalcopsitta are about 31 – 32 cm (13 in) long. They have long tails, and prominent bare skin at the base of the lower mandible. Males and females have similar external appearance, and juveniles have duller plumage with more marked bare eye-rings.[2]
Taxonomy
The genus Chalcopsitta was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte.[3] The name combines the Ancient Greek khalkos meaning "bronze" with the Modern Latin psitta meaning "parrot".[4] The type species was designated by George Robert Gray in 1855 as the black lory.[5]
Species
The genus contains three species:[6]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Black lory
| Chalcopsitta atra (Scopoli, 1786) Three subspecies
| Misool Island and West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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| Brown lory
| Chalcopsitta duivenbodei Dubois, 1884 | Northern New Guinea | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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| Yellow-streaked lory
| Chalcopsitta scintillata (Temminck, 1835) Three subspecies
| Aru Islands and Southern New Guinea from Triton Bay in Papua to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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References
- ^ Jobling, James A. (1991). A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-19-854634-3.
- ^ Forshaw (2006). plate 7.
- ^ Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1850). "Nouvelles espèces ornithologiques". Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (in French). 31: 131–139 [134].
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 86.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
Cited texts
- Collar N (1997) "Family Psittacidae (Parrots)" in Handbook of the Birds of the World Volume 4; Sandgrouse to Cuckoos (eds del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J) Lynx Edicions:Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-22-9
- Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09251-6.
External links
Media related to Chalcopsitta at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Chalcopsitta at Wikispecies
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Lories and lorikeets (Tribe: Loriini)
Species (taxonomy note: * indicates taxa that may classified as a subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet or a separate species)
(extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)
(extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)
- Blue-crowned lorikeet
- Kuhl's lorikeet (or Rimatara lorikeet)
- Stephen's lorikeet (or Henderson lorikeet)
- Violet lorikeet (blue lorikeet or Tahitian lory)
- Ultramarine lorikeet
- Palm lorikeet
- Red-chinned lorikeet
- Meek's lorikeet
- New Caledonian lorikeet
- Red-throated lorikeet
- Collared lory
- Sinoto's lorikeet † ₴
- Conquered lorikeet † ₴
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