Sumba eclectus
Species of parrot
| Sumba eclectus | |
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| Hen, illustration by Joseph Wolf | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Eclectus |
| Species: | E. cornelia |
| Binomial name | |
| Eclectus cornelia Bonaparte, 1850 | |
The Sumba eclectus,[2] or Cornelia's eclectus[3] (Eclectus cornelia) is a parrot species which is native to Sumba. Also larger than the Moluccan eclectus, the male is a paler shade of green overall and has a bluer tail. The female has an all red plumage, except for the primaries which are a dark royal blue,[4] and can be differentiated from the Tanimbar eclectus by the lack of yellow to her tail.[3]
Aviculture
The Sumba eclectus can be found in zoos and bird parks in Spain and Germany, although it is uncommon in wider aviculture.[3]
- Stuffed Sumba eclectus hen
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Eclectus cornelia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T155072216A155087823. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Steadman, David William (2006). Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds. University of Chicago Press. p. 525. ISBN 0-226-77142-3.
- ^ a b c Taylor, Graham. "Cornelia's Eclectus (Eclectus roratus cornelia)". Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Forshaw, Joseph M. & Cooper, William T. (1978). Parrots of the World (2nd ed.). Melbourne: Landsdowne Editions. pp. 202–07. ISBN 0-7018-0690-7.
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Tribus: Psittaculini
(extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)
- Red-cheeked parrot (or singing parrot)
- Blue-collared parrot
- Song parrot
- Moluccan eclectus
- Sumba eclectus
- Tanimbar eclectus
- Papuan eclectus
- Oceanic eclectus † ₴ (extinct or prehistoric)
- Alexandrine parakeet (or Alexandrine parrot)
- Seychelles parakeet †
- Rose-ringed parakeet (or ringnecked parakeet)
- Echo parakeet
- Newton's parakeet †
- Slaty-headed parakeet
- Grey-headed parakeet
- Plum-headed parakeet
- Blossom-headed parakeet
- Lord Derby's parakeet
- Red-breasted parakeet
- Nicobar parakeet
- Long-tailed parakeet
- Mascarene grey parakeet †
(probably Psittaculini)
- Broad-billed parrot † (genus: Lophopsittacus)
- Rodrigues parrot † (genus: Necropsittacus)
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