Chalcopsitta

Chalcopsitta

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

Chalcopsitta is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae and the subfamily Loriinae. All four species are found on the islands of and around New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. The name Chalcopsitta is derived from the Greek khalkos meaning "bronze" and psitta meaning "parrot".^[1]

Description

The four species of the Chalcopsitta genus 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 Chalcopsitta genus contains four 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
Chalcopsitta cardinalis (Gray, GR 1849) (cardinal lory)

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 sintillata		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]
Cardinal lory Chalcopsitta cardinalis		31 cm (12 in) long. All plumage is red. The beak is orange, and the bare skin at base of beak and around eyes is black.^[2]	Islands to the east and south of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands^[5]^[8]

References

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

Cited texts

Collar N (1997) "Family Psittacidae (Parrots)" in Handbook of the Birds of the World Volume 4; Sandgrouse to Cuckoos (eds del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J) Lynx Edicions:Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-22-9
Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09251-6.

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Lories and lorikeets (Tribe: Lorini)

Genus	Species (taxonomy note: * indicates taxa that may classified as a subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet or a separate species) (extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)

Chalcopsitta	Black lory Brown lory (or Duyvenbode's lory) Yellowish-streaked lory Cardinal lory

Eos	Black-winged lory Violet-necked lory Blue-streaked lory Red-and-blue lory Red lory Blue-eared lory

Pseudeos	Dusky lory

Trichoglossus	Ornate lorikeet Pohnpei lorikeet Mindanao lorikeet (or Johnstone's lorikeet) Citrine lorikeet (or yellow-and-green lorikeet) Rainbow lorikeet Sunset Lorikeet (or scarlet-breasted lorikeet) * Leaf lorikeet (also Flores lorikeet or Weber's lorikeet) * Marigold lorikeet * Red-collared lorikeet * Scaly-breasted lorikeet Olive-headed lorikeet

Psitteuteles	Varied lorikeet Iris lorikeet Goldie's lorikeet

Lorius	Purple-bellied lory Black-capped lory (or Stresemann's lory) White-naped lory Yellow-bibbed lory Purple-naped lory Chattering lory

Phigys	Collared lory

Vini	Blue-crowned lorikeet Kuhl's lorikeet (or Rimatara lorikeet) Stephen's lorikeet (or Henderson lorikeet) Violet lorikeet (blue lorikeet or Tahitian lory) Ultramarine lorikeet Sinoto's lorikeet † ₴ Conquered lorikeet † ₴

Glossopsitta	Musk lorikeet Little lorikeet Purple-crowned lorikeet

Charmosyna	Palm lorikeet Red-chinned lorikeet Meek's lorikeet Blue-fronted lorikeet Striated lorikeet Pygmy lorikeet Red-fronted lorikeet Red-flanked lorikeet New Caledonian lorikeet Red-throated lorikeet Duchess lorikeet Fairy lorikeet Josephine's lorikeet Papuan lorikeet

Oreopsittacus	Plum-faced lorikeet

Neopsittacus	Yellow-billed lorikeet (or Musschenbroek's lorikeet) Orange-billed lorikeet (or emerald lorikeet)

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