Pseudeos

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Pseudeos
Dusky lory (Pseudeos fuscata), Gembira Loka Zoo, Yogyakarta, 2015-03-15 03.jpg
A dusky lory (Pseudeos fuscata) at Gembira Loka Zoo
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Tribe: Loriini
Genus: Pseudeos
J.L. Peters, 1935
Type species
Eos fuscata [1]
Blyth, 1858
Species

Two; see text

Pseudeos is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.

Taxonomy

There are two species:. [2]

Genus Pseudeos J.L. Peters, 1935 – two species
Common nameScientific name and subspeciesRangeSize and ecologyIUCN status and estimated population
dusky lory

PseudeosFuscataCZ.jpg

Pseudeos fuscata
(Blyth, 1858)
New GuineaSize:

Habitat:

Diet:
 LC 


cardinal lory

Chalcopsitta cardinalis -Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay, USA -upper body-8a.jpg

Pseudeos cardinalis
(GR Gray, 1849)
Solomon Islands, Bougainville Island and easternmost islands of the Bismarck ArchipelagoSize:

Habitat:

Diet:
 LC 




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References

  1. "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.004)". zoonomen.net. 5 July 2008.