Birds: Yellow-streaked Lory

Yellow-streaked Lory Information

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The Yellowish-streaked Lory (Chalcopsitta sintillata), also known as the Streaked Lory or Yellow-streaked Lory, is a species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family.

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Distribution and habitat [edit]

It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

Taxonomy [edit]

The Yellowish-streaked Lory species contains three subspecies:[2]

Chalcopsitta sintillata (Temminck) 1835

Chalcopsitta sintillata chloroptera Salvadori 1876

Chalcopsitta sintillata rubrifrons Gray,GR 1858

Chalcopsitta sintillata sintillata (Temminck) 1835

References [edit]

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^ BirdLife International (2012). "Chalcopsitta sintillata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

^ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-28.