Chalcopsitta
| Chalcopsitta | |
|---|---|
| Black lory at Prague Zoo | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Tribe: | Loriini |
| Genus: | Chalcopsitta Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Psittacus ater Black lory Scopoli, 1786
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| Synonyms | |
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Pseudeos Peters, J.L., 1935 | |
Chalcopsitta is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae and the subfamily Loriinae. Four of the 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".
Description
The five 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.[1]
Taxonomy
The genus Chalcopsitta was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte.[2] The name combines the Ancient Greek khalkos meaning "bronze" with the Modern Latin psitta meaning "parrot".[3] The type species was designated by George Robert Gray in 1855 as the black lory.[4]
Species
The genus contains five species:[5]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dusky lory | Chalcopsitta fuscata | New Guinea, including Salawati (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea) and Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea) | |
| Cardinal lory | Chalcopsitta cardinalis | lowlands of Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands | |
| Brown lory | Chalcopsitta duivenbodei | northern New Guinea | |
| Black lory | Chalcopsitta atra | Raja Ampat Islands (northwest of New Guinea) and Bird's Head Peninsula (northwest New Guinea) | |
| Yellow-streaked lory | Chalcopsitta scintillata | south New Guinea and satellites |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
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
- Media related to Chalcopsitta at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Chalcopsitta at Wikispecies