Chalcopsitta

Chalcopsitta
	Black lory at Prague Zoo
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Tribe:	Loriini
Genus:	Chalcopsitta; Bonaparte, 1850
Type species
	Psittacus ater; Black lory; Scopoli, 1786

Chalcopsitta is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae and the subfamily Loriinae. All three species are native to New Guinea and western offshore islands. The name Chalcopsitta is derived from the Greek khalkos meaning "bronze" and psitta meaning "parrot".^[1]

Description

The three species of the genus Chalcopsitta 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 genus Chalcopsitta was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte.^[3] The name combines the Ancient Greek khalkos meaning "bronze" with the Modern Latin psitta meaning "parrot".^[4] The type species was designated by George Robert Gray in 1855 as the black lory.^[5]

Species

The genus contains three species:^[6]

Genus **Chalcopsitta** – Bonaparte, 1850 – three species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Black lory	Chalcopsitta atra (Scopoli, 1786) Three subspecies Chalcopsitta atra atra (Scopoli, 1786) Chalcopsitta atra bernsteini Rosenberg, 1861 Chalcopsitta atra insignis Oustalet, 1878	Misool Island and West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Brown lory	Chalcopsitta duivenbodei Dubois, 1884	Northern New Guinea	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Yellow-streaked lory	Chalcopsitta scintillata (Temminck, 1835) Three subspecies C. s. chloroptera Salvadori 1876 C. s. rubrifrons Gray, GR 1858 C. s. scintillata (Temminck) 1835	Aru Islands and Southern New Guinea from Triton Bay in Papua to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC

References

^ Jobling, James A. (1991). A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-19-854634-3.
^ Forshaw (2006). plate 7.
^ Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1850). "Nouvelles espèces ornithologiques". Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (in French). 31: 131–139 [134].
^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
^ Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 86.
^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

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.

External links

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[1] Jobling, James A. (1991). A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-19-854634-3.

[Forshaw_(2006)._plate_7.-2] Forshaw (2006). plate 7.

[3] Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1850). "Nouvelles espèces ornithologiques". Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (in French). 31: 131–139 [134].

[4] Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

[5] Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 86.

[ioc-6] Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

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v t e Lories and lorikeets (Tribe: Loriini)
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) Yellow-streaked lory
Eos	Black-winged lory Violet-necked lory Blue-streaked lory Red-and-blue lory Red lory Blue-eared lory
Pseudeos	Dusky lory Cardinal lory
Trichoglossus	Pohnpei 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 Coconut lorikeet Biak lorikeet
Saudareos	Mindanao lorikeet (or Johnstone's lorikeet) Sula lorikeet Yellow-cheeked lorikeet Ornate lorikeet Iris lorikeet
Psitteuteles	Varied lorikeet
Glossoptilus	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
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 Palm lorikeet Red-chinned lorikeet Meek's lorikeet New Caledonian lorikeet Red-throated lorikeet Collared lory Sinoto's lorikeet † ₴ Conquered lorikeet † ₴
Glossopsitta	Musk lorikeet
Parvipsitta	Little lorikeet Purple-crowned lorikeet
Charmosyna	Josephine's lorikeet Papuan lorikeet Stella's lorikeet
Charminetta	Pygmy lorikeet
Hypocharmosyna	Red-fronted lorikeet Red-flanked lorikeet
Charmosynopsis	Blue-fronted lorikeet Fairy lorikeet
Synorhacma	Striated lorikeet
Charmosynoides	Duchess lorikeet
Neopsittacus	Yellow-billed lorikeet (or Musschenbroek's lorikeet) Orange-billed lorikeet (or emerald lorikeet)