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Sumba Eclectus
Eclectus cornelia Bonaparte, CLJL 1850
The eclectus parrot is a parrot native to the Solomon Islands, Sumba, New Guinea and nearby islands, northeastern Australia, and the Maluku Islands (Moluccas). It is unusual in the parrot family for its extreme sexual dimorphism of the colours of the plumage; the male having a mostly bright emerald green plumage and the female a mostly bright red and purple/blue plumage. Joseph Forshaw, in his book Parrots of the World, noted that the first European ornithologists to see eclectus parrots thought they were of two distinct species. Large populations of this parrot remain, and they are sometimes considered pests for eating fruit off trees. Some populations restricted to relatively small islands are comparably rare. Their bright feathers are also used by native tribespeople in New Guinea as decorations. Source: Wikipedia
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Psittaciformes
Family:
Psittaculidae
Genus:
Eclectus
Scientific:
Eclectus cornelia
Classification
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:
Psittaculidae
Genus:
Eclectus
Scientific:
Eclectus cornelia
Original description
Citation:
Bonaparte, CLJL 1850
Reference:
Compt. Rend. Hebd. Acad. Sci.
30 p.135,136
Protonym:
Eclectus Cornelia
Type locality:
'Moluccas most probably from Ceram' = Sumba, Lesser Sunda Islands.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/26392#page/145/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
630B1752A7451E36
Avibase ID:
avibase-630B1752
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/630B1752
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 714372
ENDANGERED
English:
Sumba Eclectus
Afrikaans:
Soemba-edelpapegaai
Bulgarian:
Сумбански благороден папагал
Catalan:
lloro eclèctic de Sumba
Czech:
eklektus sumbský
Danish:
Cornelia-ædelpapegøje
Esperanto:
sumba papago
Spanish:
Loro Ecléctico de Sumba
Spanish (Spain):
Loro ecléctico de Sumba
French:
Éclectus de Sumba
Indonesian:
Nuri bayan-sumba
Dutch:
Soemba-edelpapegaai
Norwegian:
rødpapegøye
Polish:
barwnica sundajska
Portuguese:
papagaio-eclético-de-sumba
Portuguese (Portugal):
papagaio-ecléctico-de-sumba
Slovak:
ladniak sumbský
Serbian:
Edel papagaj sa ostrva Sumba
Swedish:
sumbaädelpapegoja
Turkish:
Sumba Eklektus Papağanı
Chinese:
松巴红胁绿鹦鹉
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Eclectus Parrot (cornelia) ( Eclectus roratus cornelia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Eclectus Parrot (cornelia) ( Eclectus roratus cornelia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Eclectus Parrot (cornelia) ( Eclectus roratus cornelia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Eclectus Parrot (cornelia) ( Eclectus roratus cornelia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Eclectus Parrot (cornelia) ( Eclectus roratus cornelia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Eclectus Parrot (cornelia) ( Eclectus roratus cornelia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Eclectus Parrot (cornelia) ( Eclectus roratus cornelia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Eclectus Parrot (cornelia) ( Eclectus roratus cornelia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Eclectus Parrot (cornelia) ( Eclectus roratus cornelia) |
| Avilist 2025: Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) |
| Clements, version 2021: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Eclectus Parrot (Sumba) ( Eclectus roratus cornelia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Eclectus Parrot (Sumba) ( Eclectus roratus cornelia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Eclectus Parrot (Sumba) ( Eclectus roratus cornelia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Sumba Eclectus ( Eclectus cornelia) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Lorius roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Lorius roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Eclectus roratus cornelia [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Eclectus [roratus, cornelia, riedeli or polychloros]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Soemba-edelpapegaai
Bulgarian: Сумбански благороден папагал
Catalan: lloro eclèctic de Sumba
Czech: eklektus sumbský
Danish: Cornelia-ædelpapegøje
German: Edelpapagei (cornelia)
English: Eclectus Parrot (cornelia), Eclectus Parrot (Sumba), Sumba Eclectus
[ENAV]: Sumba Eclectus
English, HBW: Eclectus Parrot (Sumba), Sumba Eclectus
English (IOC): Eclectus Parrot (Sumba), Sumba Eclectus
English (United States): Eclectus Parrot (Sumba), Sumba Eclectus
Esperanto: sumba papago
Spanish: Loro Ecléctico (de Sumba), Loro Ecléctico de Sumba
Spanish (Spain): Loro ecléctico (de Sumba), Loro ecléctico de Sumba
French: Éclectus de Sumba, Grand Éclectus (cornelia)
French (Guyane): Grand Éclectus (cornelia)
Indonesian: Nuri bayan (Sumba), Nuri bayan-sumba
Japanese: オオハナインコ（cornelia）
Scientific: Eclectus Cornelia, Eclectus roratus cornelia, Electus roratus cornelia, Lorius roratus cornelia
Dutch: Soemba-edelpapegaai
Norwegian: edelpapegøye (cornelia), rødpapegøye
Polish: barwnica (zwyczajna) (cornelia), barwnica sundajska
Portuguese: papagaio-eclético-de-sumba
Portuguese (Portugal): papagaio-ecléctico (cornelia), papagaio-ecléctico-de-sumba
Russian: Благородный попугай (cornelia)
Slovak: ladniak sumbský, ladniak sumbský (skup.)
Serbian: Edel papagaj sa ostrva Sumba, Širokorepi edel papagaj (Sumba)
Swedish: ädelpapegoja (cornelia), sumbaädelpapegoja
Turkish: Eklektus papağanı (cornelia), Sumba Eklektus Papağanı
Ukrainian: Папужець зелено-червоний (підвид cornelia)
Chinese: 松巴红胁绿鹦鹉
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