Sumba eclectus

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Sumba eclectus
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Male
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Female
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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]

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2019). "Eclectus cornelia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T155072216A155087823. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Steadman, David William (2006). Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds. University of Chicago Press. p. 525. ISBN   0-226-77142-3.
  3. 1 2 3 Taylor, Graham. "Cornelia's Eclectus (Eclectus roratus cornelia)" . Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  4. ↑ 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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