Chalcopsitta

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]

Chalcopsitta
Black lory at Prague Zoo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Subfamily: Loriinae
Genus: Chalcopsitta
Bonaparte, 1850

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 contains three species and several subspecies:[3]

Chalcopsitta Bonaparte 1850

  • Chalcopsitta atra (Scopoli 1786) (black lory)
    • Chalcopsitta atra atra (Scopoli 1786)
    • Chalcopsitta atra bernsteini Rosenberg, HKB 1861
    • Chalcopsitta atra insignis Oustalet 1878
  • Chalcopsitta duivenbodei Dubois 1884 (brown lory)
    • Chalcopsitta duivenbodei duivenbodei Dubois 1884
    • Chalcopsitta duivenbodei syringanuchalis Neumann 1915
  • Chalcopsitta scintillata (Temminck 1835) (yellowish-streaked lory)
    • Chalcopsitta scintillata scintillata (Temminck 1835)
    • Chalcopsitta scintillata chloroptera Salvadori 1876
    • Chalcopsitta scintillata rubrifrons Gray, GR 1858

Species details
Species of Chalcopsitta in taxonomic sequence
Common and binomial names[3] Image Description Range
Black lory
Chalcopsitta atra
32 cm (13 in) long. Mostly black with blue rump. Black bill. Red markings on face, thighs, and tail vary between the three subspecies.[2] Misool Island and West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia[4][5]
Brown lory
Chalcopsitta duivenbodei
31 cm (12 in) long. Mostly brown with a blue rump and yellow on face.[2] Northern New Guinea[5][6]
Yellowish-streaked lory
Chalcopsitta scintillata
31 cm (12 in) long. Mostly green with yellow streaking. Red on head varies between three subspecies.[2] Aru Islands and Southern New Guinea from Triton Bay in Papua to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea[5][7]

References
  1. Jobling, James A. (1991). A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-19-854634-3.
  2. Forshaw (2006). plate 7.
  3. "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". www.zoonomen.net. 28 March 2009.
  4. BirdLife International (2008). "Chalcopsitta atra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. Collar (1997) pages 341
  6. BirdLife International (2008). "Chalcopsitta duivenbodei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  7. BirdLife International (2008). "Chalcopsitta sintillata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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