Yellowish-streaked lory
Yellowish-streaked lory | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Genus: | Chalcopsitta |
Species: | C. scintillata
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Binomial name | |
Chalcopsitta scintillata Temminck, 1835
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The yellowish-streaked lory (Chalcopsitta scintillata), also known as the streaked lory or yellow-streaked lory, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.
Distribution and habitat[]
It is found in the Aru Islands and southern New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.
Taxonomy[]
The yellowish-streaked lory species contains three subspecies:[2]
- Chalcopsitta scintillata (Temminck) 1835
- Chalcopsitta scintillata chloroptera Salvadori 1876
- Chalcopsitta scintillata rubrifrons Gray,GR 1858
- Chalcopsitta scintillata scintillata (Temminck) 1835
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Chalcopsitta scintillata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". www.zoonomen.net. 28 March 2009.
External links[]
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Lorini
- Chalcopsitta
- Birds of the Aru Islands
- Birds of New Guinea
- Birds described in 1835
- Parrot stubs