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Eclectus Parrot

Eclectus [roratus, cornelia, riedeli or polychloros] (= 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:
  D9BAB1421645BDD6

Avibase ID:
  avibase-D9BAB142

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/D9BAB142

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177542

Geographic range:

  • Eclectus roratus: Moluccas
  • Eclectus roratus roratus: southern Moluccas (Buru, Seram, Ambon, Saparua, and Haruku)
  • Eclectus roratus vosmaeri: larger islands in northern and central Moluccas
  • Eclectus cornelia: Sumba (Lesser Sundas)
  • Eclectus riedeli: Tanimbar Islands (Arafura Sea)
  • Eclectus polychloros: Kai Islands (southeastern Moluccas), New Guinea, northeastern Australia, Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands
  • Eclectus polychloros polychloros: New Guinea, including satellite islands
  • Eclectus polychloros solomonensis: Bismarck Archipelago including Admiralty Islands, and Solomon Islands
  • Eclectus polychloros macgillivrayi: northeastern Australia (far northern Queensland)
  • Eclectus polychloros aruensis: Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea)
  • Eclectus polychloros biaki: Biak (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Eclectus Parrot
French:
Éclectus des Moluques, É. de Sumba, É. de Tanimbar ou É. papou

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Eclectus Parrot ( Eclectus [roratus, cornelia, riedeli or polychloros])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Eclectus Parrot ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Eclectus Parrot ( Eclectus [roratus, cornelia, riedeli or polychloros])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Eclectus Parrot ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Eclectus Parrot ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Grand Éclectus ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Grand Éclectus ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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eBird version 2022:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Eclectus Parrot ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Eclectus Parrot ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Lorius roratus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Lorius roratus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Lorius roratus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Eclectus Parrot ( Eclectus roratus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Eclectus roratus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Eclectus roratus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Lloro eclèctic
Czech: Papoušek ruznobarvý, papoušek různobarvý
Danish: Ædelpapegøje
German: Edelpapagei, Salomonen Edelpapagei
English: Eclectus Parrot, Kalanga, King Parrot, Red-sided Eclectus Parrot, Red-sided Parrot
English, HBW: Eclectus Parrot
English (IOC): Eclectus Parrot
English (United States): Eclectus Parrot
Spanish: Loro Ecléctico
Spanish (Spain): Loro Ecléctico
Spanish (HBW): Eclectus Parrot
Estonian: erispapagoi
Finnish: Avoparikaija
French: Éclectus, Éclectus des Moluques, É. de Sumba, É. de Tanimbar ou É. papou, Grand Eclectus, Grand Éclectus, Grand Éclectus, É. de Sumba, É. de Tanimbar ou É. papou
Croatian: plemenita papiga
Hungarian: nemespapagáj
Indonesian: Nuri Bayan, Payap
Italian: Ecletto, Pappagallo eclettico
Japanese (romaji): oohanainko
Japanese: オオハナインコ
Kazakh: бекзат тотықұс
Scientific: Eclectus [roratus, cornelia, riedeli or polychloros], Eclectus roratus, Eclectus roratus roratus, Electus roratus, Lorius roratus, Psittacus grandis, Psittacus novaeguinae, Psittacus roratus
Lithuanian: Lora
Dutch: Edelpapegaai
Norwegian Nynorsk: Edelpapegøye
Norwegian: Edelpapegøye
Palauan: Iakkotsiang
Polish: barwnica, barwnica (zwyczajna), Papuga wielka
Portuguese: Papagaio-eclectus
Portuguese (Portugal): papagaio-ecléctico
Russian: Благородный зелёно-красный попугай, Благородный попугай
Slovak: ladniak krátkochvostý
Serbian: Širokorepi edel papagaj, Širokorepi papagaj
Swedish: Ädelpapegoja
Turkish: Eklektus papağanı
Ukrainian: Папуга зелено-червоний, папужець зелено-червоний
Chinese: 折衷鸚鵡, 红胁绿鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 折衷鸚鵡

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