Yellowish-streaked Lory
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| Yellowish-streaked Lory | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Tribe: | Lorini |
| Genus: | Chalcopsitta |
| Species: | C. sintillata |
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| Chalcopsitta sintillata Temminck, 1835 |
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The Yellowish-streaked Lory (Chalcopsitta sintillata), also known as the Streaked Lory or Yellow-streaked Lory, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
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[edit] Distribution and habitat
It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
[edit] Taxonomy
The Yellowish-streaked Lory species contains three subspecies:[1]
- Chalcopsitta sintillata (Temminck) 1835
- Chalcopsitta sintillata chloroptera Salvadori 1876
- Chalcopsitta sintillata rubrifrons Gray,GR 1858
- Chalcopsitta sintillata sintillata (Temminck) 1835
[edit] References
- ^ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-28. http://www.zoonomen.net/avtax/psit.html.
- BirdLife International (2008). Chalcopsitta sintillata. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 11 April 2009.
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