Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4
Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus)
French: Grand Éclectus
German: Edelpapagei
Spanish: Loro Ecléctico
Other common names: Red-sided (Eclectus) Parrot, Kalanga
Taxonomy: Psittacus roratus P. L. S. Müller, 1776, Ambon.
Genus name formerly given as Lorius Boddaert, 1783, although original spelling, was “Larius”; this name (either spelling) officially suppressed in 1970, giving way to Eclectus for present species, and leaving genus name Lorius Vigors, 1825, available for “Domicella” lories. Race polychloros formerly known as pectoralis, but latter name now considered a synonym of nominate. Proposed race “westermani” is known only from four aviary specimens of unknown provenance dating from before 1850. Nine subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- vosmaeri (Rothschild, 1922) - N & C Moluccas.
- roratus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) - S Moluccas.
- cornelia Bonaparte, 1850 - Sumba (Lesser Sundas).
- vosmaeri (Rothschild, 1922) - N & C Moluccas.
- roratus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) - S Moluccas.
- cornelia Bonaparte, 1850 - Sumba (Lesser Sundas).
- riedeli A. B. Meyer, 1882 - Tanimbar Is.
- aruensis G. R. Gray, 1858 - Aru Is.
- biaki (Hartert, 1932) - Biak I.
- polychloros (Scopoli, 1786) - New Guinea and adjacent islands and archipelagos.
- solomonensis Rothschild & Hartert, 1901 - Admiralty Is, Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Is.
- macgillivrayi Mathews, 1913 - extreme N Queensland.
- Least Concern
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A female on a branch, calling twice Manurara, Sumba, Lesser Sundas (Indonesia) (ssp cornelia)
Stefan Behrens 2003 2 years ago 31 sec 4.5 -
A pair on a branch, copulating and showing comfort behaviour Manurara, Sumba, Lesser Sundas (Indonesia) (ssp cornelia)
Stefan Behrens 2003 2 years ago 41 sec 4.5 -
A close-up of an adult bird Halmahera, Maluku Islands (Indonesia) (ssp vosmaeri)
Luc Fazio 19 August 1997 2 years ago 28 sec 4.3 -
A pair copulating twice Manurara, Sumba, Lesser Sundas (Indonesia) (ssp cornelia)
Stefan Behrens 2003 2 years ago 1 min 55 sec 4.3 -
A pair copulating and then the male flying away Manurara, Sumba, Lesser Sundas (Indonesia) (ssp cornelia)
Stefan Behrens 2003 2 years ago 35 sec 4.2 -
A female on a branch, scratching its head and rubbing its bill Bali Bird Park, Bali (Indonesia)
Philip Griffin 17 September 2005 3 years ago 16 sec 3.9
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Male perched close to nest site Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
Eduardo de Juana 25 July 2008 41 weeks ago 3 -
Female at nest entrance in tree hole Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
Eduardo de Juana 25 July 2008 41 weeks ago 3 -
Female perched on branch Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
Eduardo de Juana 25 July 2008 41 weeks ago 3 -
Female looking from nest entrance Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
Eduardo de Juana 25 July 2008 41 weeks ago 2.5
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Several birds calling in a tree where they are nesting. Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
(ssp polychloros)
Josep del Hoyo 25 July 2008 1 year ago 4.3
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