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Moluccan Eclectus

Eclectus roratus (Müller, PLS 1776)

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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Classification
Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittaculidae
Genus:
   Eclectus
Scientific:
  Eclectus roratus

Original description

Citation:
  (Müller, PLS 1776)

Reference:
   Linné vollst. Natursyst. Suppl. Reg. Bd.

Protonym:
  Psittacus roratus

Type locality:
  Amboina.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52710063#page/97/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  88A336F3954DD785

Avibase ID:
  avibase-88A336F3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/88A336F3

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177542

Geographic range:

  • Eclectus roratus roratus: S Moluccas (Buru, Seram, Ambon, Saparua and Haruku)
  • Eclectus roratus vosmaeri: Larger islands in n and central Moluccas
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Moluccan Eclectus
Catalan:
lloro eclèctic
Czech:
papoušek různobarvý
Danish:
Ædelpapegøje
German:
Edelpapagei
Spanish:
Loro ecléctico
Finnish:
avoparikaija
French:
Éclectus des Moluques
Croatian:
plemenita papiga
Hungarian:
nemespapagáj
Italian:
Pappagallo eclettico
Japanese:
オオハナインコ
Lithuanian:
lora
Dutch:
Molukse Edelpapegaai
Norwegian:
edelpapegøye
Polish:
barwnica (zwyczajna)
Portuguese:
papagaio-eclético
Portuguese (Portugal):
papagaio-ecléctico-das-molucas
Russian:
Благородный зелёно-красный попугай
Slovak:
ladniak krátkochvostý
Serbian:
Širokorepi edel papagaj
Swedish:
ädelpapegoja
Ukrainian:
папужець зелено-червоний
Chinese:
红胁绿鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
折衷鸚鵡

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Moluccan Eclectus ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Moluccan Eclectus ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Moluccan Eclectus ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Moluccan Eclectus ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Moluccan Eclectus ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Moluccan Eclectus ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Moluccan Eclectus ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Moluccan Eclectus ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Eclectus Parrot (Moluccan) ( Eclectus roratus roratus/vosmaeri) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Eclectus Parrot (Moluccan) ( Eclectus roratus roratus/vosmaeri) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Eclectus Parrot (Moluccan) ( Eclectus roratus roratus/vosmaeri) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Moluccan Eclectus ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Moluccan Eclectus ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Moluccan Eclectus ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Moluccan Eclectus ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Eclectus [roratus, cornelia, riedeli or polychloros] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Lloro eclèctic
Czech: papoušek různobarvý
Danish: Ædelpapegøje
German: Edelpapagei, Edelpapagei (roratus/vosmaeri)
English: Eclectus Parrot (Moluccan), Eclectus Parrot [roratus or vosmaeri], Eclectus Parrot [roratus, vosmaeri or westermani], Moluccan Eclectus
English, HBW: Eclectus Parrot (Moluccan)
English (IOC): Eclectus Parrot (Moluccan)
English (United States): Eclectus Parrot (Moluccan)
Spanish: Loro Ecléctico, Loro Ecléctico (de las Molucas)
Spanish (Spain): Loro ecléctico (de las Molucas)
Estonian: erispapagoi
Finnish: Avoparikaija
French: Éclectus des Moluques, Grand Éclectus, Grand Éclectus [roratus ou vosmaeri], Grand Éclectus [roratus, vosmaeri ou westermani]
Croatian: plemenita papiga
Hungarian: nemespapagáj
Indonesian: Nuri Bayan
Italian: Pappagallo eclettico
Japanese: オオハナインコ, オオハナインコ（roratus／vosmaeri）
Scientific: Eclectus roratus, Eclectus roratus [roratus or vosmaeri], Eclectus roratus [roratus, vosmaeri or westermani], Eclectus roratus roratus, Eclectus roratus roratus/vosmaeri, Psittacus roratus
Lithuanian: Lora
Dutch: Edelpapegaai, Molukse Edelpapegaai
Norwegian: Edelpapegøye, edelpapegøye (roratus/vosmaeri)
Polish: barwnica (zwyczajna), barwnica (zwyczajna) (roratus/vosmaeri)
Portuguese: papagaio-eclético
Portuguese (Portugal): papagaio-ecléctico (roratus/vosmaeri), papagaio-ecléctico-das-molucas
Russian: Благородный зелёно-красный попугай, Благородный попугай (roratus/vosmaeri)
Slovak: ladniak krátkochvostý, ladniak krátkochvostý (skup.)
Serbian: Širokorepi edel papagaj, Širokorepi edel papagaj (molučki)
Swedish: Ädelpapegoja, ädelpapegoja (roratus/vosmaeri)
Turkish: Eklektus papağanı, Eklektus papağanı (roratus/vosmaeri)
Ukrainian: папужець зелено-червоний
Chinese: 红胁绿鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 折衷鸚鵡

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