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Sula lorikeet

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Sula lorikeet
at Weltvogelpark Walsrode, Germany
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Saudareos
Species:
S. flavoviridis
Binomial name
Saudareos flavoviridis
(Wallace, 1863)

The Sula lorikeet (Saudareos flavoviridis) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the Sula Islands in Indonesia. It is found in forest and woodland at altitudes up to 2400 m.[2] It is generally common.[2]

Taxonomy

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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

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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

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Trichoglossus flavoviridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop (1997). A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea. pp. 334-335. Dove Publications Pty. Ltd. ISBN 0-9590257-3-1
  3. ^ Joseph, L.; Merwin, J.; Smith, B.T. (2020). "Improved systematics of lorikeets reflects their evolutionary history and frames conservation priorities". Emu - Austral Ornithology. 120 (3): 201–215. doi:10.1080/01584197.2020.1779596.
  4. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. ^ Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. Plate 13. ISBN 0-691-09251-6.
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