Yellow-streaked lory
Appearance
Yellowish-streaked lory | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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.
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(help) - ^ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". www.zoonomen.net. 28 March 2009.
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