Sula lorikeet
| Sula lorikeet | |
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| at Weltvogelpark Walsrode, Germany | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Saudareos |
| Species: | S. flavoviridis
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| Binomial name | |
| Saudareos flavoviridis (Wallace, 1863)
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The Sula lorikeet (Saudareos flavoviridis) is a species of
Sula Islands in Indonesia. It is found in forest and woodland at altitudes up to 2400 m.[2] It is generally common.[2]
Taxonomy
This species was formerly placed in the genus Trichoglossus but was moved to a newly introduced genus Saudareos based on the results of a molecular genetic analysis of the lorikeets published in 2020.[3][4] It was formerly considered conspecific with the yellow-cheeked lorikeet and collectively called the citrine lorikeet.
Description
The Sula lorikeet is a mainly green parrot about 20 cm (8.0 in) long. Its bill is orange.[5] In the nominate subspecies the head and chest are yellow, the latter narrowly scaled with green, and the lores and region near the bill are dark, often appearing almost blackish.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Trichoglossus flavoviridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ ISBN 0-9590257-3-1
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- Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ISBN 0-691-09251-6.
External links
- Photos of the Yellow-and-green Lorikeet (both subspecies). The Internet Bird Collection.
- Oriental Bird Images: Citrine Lorikeet Selected photos
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