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Lorikeets
Loriini is a tribe of small to medium-sized arboreal parrots characterized by their specialized brush-tipped tongues for feeding on nectar of various blossoms and soft fruits, preferably berries. The species form a monophyletic group within the parrot family Psittaculidae. The group consists of the lories and lorikeets. Traditionally, they were considered a separate subfamily (Loriinae) from the other subfamily (Psittacinae) based on the specialized characteristics, but recent molecular and morphological studies show that the group is positioned in the middle of various other groups. They are widely distributed throughout the Australasian region, including south-eastern Asia, Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste and Australia, and the majority have very brightly coloured plumage. Etymology The word "lory" comes from the Malay ''lūri'', a name used for a number of species of colourful parrots. The name was used by the Dutch writer Johan Nieuhof in 1682 in a book describing hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines (), are birds of the roughly 398 species in 92 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes (), found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ("true" parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots). One-third of all parrot species are threatened by extinction, with higher aggregate extinction risk ( IUCN Red List Index) than any other comparable bird group. Parrots have a generally pantropical distribution with several species inhabiting temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere, as well. The greatest diversity of parrots is in South America and Australasia. Characteristic features of parrots include a strong, curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly coloured, and some are multi-coloured. Most parrots exhibit little or no sexual dimorphism in the visual spectrum. They form the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glossopsitta
The musk lorikeet (''Glossopsitta concinna'') is a lorikeet, now the only species in the genus ''Glossopsitta''. It inhabits south-central/eastern Australia. The little lorikeet and the purple-crowned lorikeet were previously included in the genus. The musk lorikeet was first described by ornithologist George Shaw in 1790 as ''Psittacus concinnus'', from a collection in the vicinity of Port Jackson in what is now Sydney. John Latham described it as ''Psittacus australis''. Its specific epithet is the Latin ''concinna'' "elegant". Other common names include red-eared lorikeet, and green keet,Lendon, p. 23 and formerly a local Sydney indigenous term ''coolich''. The names green leek and king parrot have been incorrectly applied to this species in the past. Description The musk lorikeet is long. It is mainly green and it is identified by its red forehead, blue crown and a distinctive yellow band on its wing. Both upper and lower mandibles of the beak are red at the tip and darker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vini (genus)
''Vini'' is a genus of birds in the family Psittaculidae that are endemic to the islands of the tropical Pacific. There are eleven extant species of these small lorikeets ranging from eastern Fiji through Samoa, French Polynesia, and as far east as Henderson Island. All members of the genus have exceptional bright plumage, particularly the unusual all over blues of the blue lorikeet and the ultramarine lorikeet. The ''Vini'' lorikeets are highly threatened by human changes to their islands. Most species have been lost from a number of islands and two species became extinct before the arrival of European explorers in the Pacific. , two species are listed as endangered species by the IUCN and two are considered vulnerable. They are primarily threatened by introduced species, such as rats, and habitat loss. Taxonomy The genus ''Vini'' was introduced in 1833 by the French naturalist René Lesson for Kuhl's lorikeet. For the publication date see: The genus name is the Tahitian wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichoglossus
''Trichoglossus'' is a genus of lorikeet in the Psittaculidae or true parrot superfamily. The genus is distributed widely through Australia, Wallacea and Melanesia, with outliers in the Philippines and Micronesia. Members of the genus are characterised by barring, sometimes prominently, on the upper breast. Taxonomy The genus ''Trichoglossus'' was introduced in 1826 by the English naturalist James Francis Stephens. The name combines the Ancient Greek ''thrix'' meaning "hair" and ''glōssa'' meaning "tongue". The type species was subsequently designated as the coconut lorikeet. Following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study of the lorikeets in 2020, three species were moved from ''Trichoglossus '' to the newly erected genus ''Saudareos''. These were the Mindanao lorikeet, the ornate lorikeet The ornate lorikeet (''Saudareos ornata''), sometimes named the ornate lory, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the Sulawesi archipelago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmosyna
''Charmosyna'' is a genus of parrots in the family Psittaculidae. Taxonomy ''Charmosyna'' contains the following three species: * Josephine's lorikeet (''Charmosyna josefinae'') * Papuan lorikeet (''Charmosyna papou'') * Stella's lorikeet (''Charmosyna stellae'') The genus formerly included twelve additional species: pygmy lorikeet (''Charminetta wilhelminae''), red-fronted lorikeet (''Hypocharmosyna rubronotata''), red-flanked lorikeet (''Hypocharmosyna placentis''), blue-fronted lorikeet (''Charmosynopsis toxopei''), fairy lorikeet (''Charmosynopsis pulchella''), striated lorikeet (''Synorhacma multistriata''), duchess lorikeet (''Charmosynoides margarethae''), Meek's lorikeet (''Vini meeki''), red-chinned lorikeet (''Vini rubrigularis''), palm lorikeet (''Vini palmarum''), red-throated lorikeet (''Vini amabilis''), and New Caledonian lorikeet (''Vini diadema''). These were moved to other genera based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eos (genus)
''Eos'' is a genus of parrots belonging to the lories and lorikeets tribe of the family Psittaculidae. There are six species which are all endemic to islands of eastern Indonesia, most within very restricted ranges. They have predominantly red plumage with blue, purple or black markings. Males and females are similar in appearance. Their habitats include forest, coconut plantations and mangroves. They gather in flowering trees to feed on nectar and pollen with their brush-tipped tongues. Fruit and insects are also eaten. They make nests in tree hollows generally high in old large trees. Threats to these parrots include habitat loss and trapping for the cagebird trade, and one species, the red-and-blue lory, is classified as endangered. Description The plumage of ''Eos'' lories is predominantly red, set off with blue, purple or black markings. They range in length from in the blue-eared lory to in several of the larger species. The bill is orange-red, the irises are reddish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudareos
''Saudareos'' is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Taxonomy The genus ''Saudareos'' was introduced in 2020 for a clade of lorikeets that form a sister clade to ''Eos''. The type species is the ornate lorikeet. The genus name combines the Indonesian language "saudara" meaning "sister" with the genus name ''Eos''. The genus contains three species which were formerly assigned to ''Trichoglossus'' and one that was assigned to ''Psitteuteles. The genus contains the following five species: * Mindanao lorikeet (''Saudareos johnstoniae'') – formerly placed in ''Trichoglossus'' * Sula lorikeet (''Saudareos flavoviridis'') – formerly placed in ''Trichoglossus'' * Yellow-cheeked lorikeet (''Saudareos meyeri'') – split from ''S. flavoviridis'' * Ornate lorikeet (''Saudareos ornata'') – formerly placed in ''Trichoglossus'' * Iris lorikeet The iris lorikeet (''Saudareos iris'') is a small, up to 20 cm long, green lorikeet bird. The male has a red forehead, yellow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collared Lory
The collared lory (''Vini solitaria'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the islands of Fiji. It is the only Fijian rainforest bird to adapt to urban area, urban landscapes and can be found in urban Suva. Measuring , it has bright red underparts and face with a purple crown and greenish upperparts. Males and females are similar in plumage, although the latter have a paler crown. Taxonomy The collared lory was first described by German naturalist Georg Adolf Suckow in 1800, and placed in the genus ''Phigys'' by English naturalist George Robert Gray in 1870. It was moved to the genus ''Vini (genus), Vini'' based on a molecular phylogenetic study of the lorikeets published in 2020. The Fijian language, Fijian name is ''kula''. The bird was prized throughout western Polynesia for its vibrant plumage and the maritime trading networks based on "kula" feathers existed between Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga up until colonial times. Both the bird and its plumage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocharmosyna
''Hypocharmosyna'' is a genus of parrots in the family Psittaculidae that are endemic to New Guinea, the Maluku Islands and the Bismarck Archipelago. Taxonomy The genus ''Hypocharmosyna'' was introduced in 1891 by the Italian zoologist Tommaso Salvadori with the red-flanked lorikeet as the type species. The genus was formerly considered as a junior synonym of the genus ''Charmosyna'' but following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study in 2020, ''Hypocharmosyna'' was resurrected for two species belonging to a clade that was deeply divergent from other members of ''Charmosyna''. The genus contains two species: * Red-fronted lorikeet (''Hypocharmosyna rubronotata'') * Red-flanked lorikeet The red-flanked lorikeet (''Hypocharmosyna placentis'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in Mollucas, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests ... (''Hypocharmosyna placentis'') R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmosynopsis
''Charmosynopsis'' is a genus of parrots in the family Psittaculidae that are endemic to New Guinea, the southern Maluku Islands. Taxonomy The genus ''Charmosynopsis'' was introduced in 1877 by the Italian zoologist Tommaso Salvadori with the fairy lorikeet as the type species. The genus was formerly considered as a junior synonym of the genus ''Charmosyna'' but following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study in 2020, ''Charmosynopsis'' was resurrected for two species in a discrete clade that was a basal to the other members of ''Charmosyna''. The genus contains two species: * Blue-fronted lorikeet (''Charmosynopsis toxopei'') * Fairy lorikeet The fairy lorikeet (''Charmosynopsis pulchella'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Other common names include the little red lorikeet and the little red lory. Found in New Guinea, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropica ... (''Charmosynopsis pulchella'') References Bird genera Taxa descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neopsittacus
''Neopsittacus'' is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. The genus contains two species, both of which are native to New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of .... Taxonomy The genus ''Neopsittacus'' contains two species and several subspecies: ''Neopsittacus'' Salvadori 1875 *''Neopsittacus musschenbroekii'' (Schlegel 1871) ( yellow-billed lorikeet) ** ''Neopsittacus musschenbroekii major'' Neumann 1924 ** ''Neopsittacus musschenbroekii musschenbroekii'' (Schlegel 1871) *''Neopsittacus pullicauda'' Hartert 1896 ( orange-billed lorikeet) ** ''Neopsittacus pullicauda alpinus'' Ogilvie-Grant 1914 ** ''Neopsittacus pullicauda pullicauda'' Hartert 1896 ** ''Neopsittacus pullicauda socialis'' Mayr 1931 References Taxonomy articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psitteuteles
The varied lorikeet (''Psitteuteles versicolor''), is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae that is endemic to the northern coastal regions of Australia. It is the only species in the genus ''Psitteuteles''. Taxonomy The first depiction of the species was included in a seminal folio by Edward Lear, the subject of his illustration has since been lost and it became recognised as the holotype. The image was published as the thirty sixth lithographic plate in September 1831, without a location or description, in his work ''Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots'' (1830–32) depicting live specimens in English zoological exhibitions and private collections. The name supplied in the caption was ''Trichoglossus versicolor'', with the subheading "Variegated Parrakeet". The source of the specimen, according to Richard Schodde (1997), was incorrectly determined as "Cape York", a location proposed by Gregory Mathews in 1912 and subsequently repeated. Schodde report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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