Sula lorikeet
{{Short description|Species of bird}}
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| image = Trichoglossus flavoviridis qtl1.jpg
| image_caption = at Weltvogelpark Walsrode, Germany
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Saudareos
| species = flavoviridis
| authority = (Wallace, 1863)
| synonyms =
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The Sula lorikeet (Saudareos flavoviridis) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the Sula Islands in Indonesia. It is found in forest and woodland at altitudes up to 2400 m.Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop (1997). A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea. pp. 334-335. Dove Publications Pty. Ltd. {{ISBN|0-9590257-3-1}} It is generally common.
Taxonomy
This species was formerly placed in the genus Trichoglossus but was moved to a newly introduced genus Saudareos based on the results of a molecular genetic analysis of the lorikeets published in 2020.{{Cite journal | last1=Joseph | first1=L. | last2=Merwin | first2=J. | last3=Smith | first3=B.T. | date=2020 | title=Improved systematics of lorikeets reflects their evolutionary history and frames conservation priorities | journal=Emu - Austral Ornithology | volume=120 | issue=3 | pages=201–215 | doi=10.1080/01584197.2020.1779596}}{{cite web| editor1-last=Gill | editor1-first=Frank | editor1-link=Frank Gill (ornithologist) | editor2-last=Donsker | editor2-first=David | editor3-last=Rasmussen | editor3-first=Pamela | editor3-link=Pamela Rasmussen | date=July 2021 | title=Parrots, cockatoos | work=IOC World Bird List Version 11.2 | url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/parrots/| publisher=International Ornithologists' Union | accessdate=23 July 2021 }} It was formerly considered conspecific with the yellow-cheeked lorikeet and collectively called the citrine lorikeet.
Description
The Sula lorikeet is a mainly green parrot about 20 cm (8.0 in) long. Its bill is orange.{{cite book |first=Joseph M. |last=Forshaw | author-link=Joseph Forshaw | year=2006 |title=Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide |url=https://archive.org/details/parrotsofworldid0000fors |url-access=registration |others =Illustrated by Frank Knight|publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=0-691-09251-6 | at=Plate 13 }} In the nominate subspecies the head and chest are yellow, the latter narrowly scaled with green, and the lores and region near the bill are dark, often appearing almost blackish.
References
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External links
- [http://ibc.lynxeds.com/species/yellow-green-lorikeet-trichoglossus-flavoviridis?&thumbs=yes Photos of the Yellow-and-green Lorikeet (both subspecies).] The Internet Bird Collection.
- [http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_ID=478 Oriental Bird Images: Citrine Lorikeet] Selected photos
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Category:Birds described in 1863
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Birds of the Sula Islands
Category:Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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