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 – 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.Forshaw (2006). plate 7.
Taxonomy The genus Chalcopsitta was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The name combines the Ancient Greek khalkos meaning "bronze" with the Modern Latin psitta meaning "parrot". The type species was designated by George Robert Gray in 1855 as the black lory.
Species The genus contains five species: Image Common name Scientific name DistributionDusky loryChalcopsitta fuscataNew Guinea, including Salawati (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea) and Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)Cardinal loryChalcopsitta cardinalislowlands of Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon IslandsBrown loryChalcopsitta duivenbodeinorthern New GuineaBlack loryChalcopsitta atraRaja Ampat Islands (northwest of New Guinea) and Bird's Head Peninsula (northwest New Guinea)Yellow-streaked loryChalcopsitta scintillatasouth New Guinea and satellites
References
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.
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