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| authority = [[Charles Lucien Bonaparte|Bonaparte]], 1854
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| Psitteuteles versicolor |
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| Psitteuteles iris |
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| Psitteuteles goldiei |
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'''''Psitteuteles''''' is a genus of [[parrot]] in the [[Psittaculidae]] family.
   
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==Taxonomy==
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'''''Psitteuteles''''' is a [[genus]] of [[bird]]s belonging to the [[Psittacidae]] family and the Loriini tribe.
  
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The ''Psitteuteles'' genus contains three species:<ref name = zoonomen>{{cite web | url =http://www.zoonomen.net/avtax/psit.html |title = Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.004) |date =2008-07-05 |publisher = www.zoonomen.net }}</ref>
   
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''Psitteuteles'', <small>Bonaparte 1854</small>
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It contains the following species:
  
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* [[Varied Lorikeet]], ''Psitteuteles versicolor''
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* ''Psitteuteles versicolor'', <small>(Lear 1831)</small> ([[Varied Lorikeet]])
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* [[Iris Lorikeet]], ''Psitteuteles iris''
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* ''Psitteuteles iris'', <small>(Temminck 1835)</small> ([[Iris Lorikeet]])
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* [[Goldie's Lorikeet]], ''Psitteuteles goldiei''
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** ''Psitteuteles iris iris'', <small>(Temminck 1835)</small>
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** ''Psitteuteles iris wetterensis'', <small>(Hellmayr 1912)</small>
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* ''Psitteuteles goldiei'', <small>(Sharpe 1882)</small> ([[Goldie's Lorikeet]])
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==Species==
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|[[Varied Lorikeet]]<br>(''Psitteuteles versicolor'')
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|<center>[[File:Psitteuteles versicolor -Queensland-8-4c.jpg|500x160px]]</center>
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|19&nbsp;cm (7.5&nbsp;in) long. Mainly green with short yellow longitudinal streaks. The lores, forehead, and crown are red. The beak is red, the bare eye-rings are white, the lores are bare, and the irises are orange-yellow. The upper breast is mauve with longitudinal yellow streaks. The legs are bluish-grey. Females are duller and have less the red on the head.<ref name="Forshaw (2006). plate 14.">Forshaw (2006). plate 14.</ref>
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|A monomorphic species native to northern [[Australia]]<ref>{{IUCN2008|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2008|id=142394|title=Psitteuteles versicolor|downloaded=2 October 2009}}</ref>
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|[[Iris Lorikeet]]<br>(''Psitteuteles iris'')
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|<center>[[File:Psitteuteles iris -San Diego Zoo -2007.jpg|500x160px]]</center>
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|20&nbsp;cm (8&nbsp;in) long. Mostly green with pale-green transverse striations on its underside. The top of the head is red and there is a purple band from the eyes extending over the ears. The beak is red-orange, the iris is orange, and the legs are bluish-grey. The red on the head of the female is paler and less extensive. The extent and shade of the red and purple on the head varies between two or three subspecies.<ref name="Forshaw (2006). plate 14."/>
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|[[Timor]] and [[Wetar]] Island<ref name="Forshaw (2006). plate 14."/><ref>{{IUCN2008|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2008|id=142395|title=Psitteuteles iris|downloaded=2 October 2009}}</ref>
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|[[Goldie's Lorikeet]]<br>(''Psitteuteles goldiei'')
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|<center>[[File:Psitteuteles goldiei -Pittsburgh National Aviary-8-3c.jpg|500x160px]]</center>
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|19&nbsp;cm (7.5&nbsp;in) long. It is mainly green, and its underside is yellow-green with dark green longitudinal streaks. It has red plumage over the crown, which is less extensive in the female. The back of its head is blue, its cheeks are mainly mauve and blue, its beak is black, and its irises are brown. Its legs are greenish-brown.<ref name="Forshaw (2006). plate 14."/>
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|A monomorphic species native to the highlands of [[New Guinea]] (usually 1000 to 2200&nbsp;m ASL)<ref name="Forshaw (2006). plate 14."/> of [[Indonesia]] and [[Papua New Guinea]]<ref>{{IUCN2008|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2008|id=142396|title=Glossopsitta concinna|downloaded=2 October 2009}}</ref>
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* {{Cite book |first=Joseph M. |last=Forshaw | authorlink=Joseph Forshaw |title=Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide|others =Illustrated by Frank Knight|publisher=[[Princeton University Press]] |isbn=0-691-09251-6 |page= |nopp = yes| year=2006 }}
   
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Psitteuteles
File:Iris Lorikeet.png
Iris Lorikeet with a sunflower seed in its beak
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Inopinaves
Order: Psittaciformes
Superfamily: Psittacoidea
Family: Psittaculidae
Subfamily: Psittaculinae
Tribe: Loriini
Genus: Psitteuteles
Bonaparte, 1854
Species
  • Psitteuteles versicolor
  • Psitteuteles iris
  • Psitteuteles goldiei

Psitteuteles is a genus of parrot in the Psittaculidae family.

Taxonomy

The Psitteuteles genus contains three species:[1]

Psitteuteles, Bonaparte 1854

  • Psitteuteles versicolor, (Lear 1831) (Varied Lorikeet)
  • Psitteuteles iris, (Temminck 1835) (Iris Lorikeet)
    • Psitteuteles iris iris, (Temminck 1835)
    • Psitteuteles iris wetterensis, (Hellmayr 1912)
  • Psitteuteles goldiei, (Sharpe 1882) (Goldie's Lorikeet)

Species

Species
Common and binomial names[1] Image Description Range
Varied Lorikeet
(Psitteuteles versicolor)
File:Psitteuteles versicolor -Queensland-8-4c.jpg
 19 cm (7.5 in) long. Mainly green with short yellow longitudinal streaks. The lores, forehead, and crown are red. The beak is red, the bare eye-rings are white, the lores are bare, and the irises are orange-yellow. The upper breast is mauve with longitudinal yellow streaks. The legs are bluish-grey. Females are duller and have less the red on the head.[2] A monomorphic species native to northern Australia[3]
Iris Lorikeet
(Psitteuteles iris)
File:Psitteuteles iris -San Diego Zoo -2007.jpg
 20 cm (8 in) long. Mostly green with pale-green transverse striations on its underside. The top of the head is red and there is a purple band from the eyes extending over the ears. The beak is red-orange, the iris is orange, and the legs are bluish-grey. The red on the head of the female is paler and less extensive. The extent and shade of the red and purple on the head varies between two or three subspecies.[2] Timor and Wetar Island[2][4]
Goldie's Lorikeet
(Psitteuteles goldiei)
File:Psitteuteles goldiei -Pittsburgh National Aviary-8-3c.jpg
 19 cm (7.5 in) long. It is mainly green, and its underside is yellow-green with dark green longitudinal streaks. It has red plumage over the crown, which is less extensive in the female. The back of its head is blue, its cheeks are mainly mauve and blue, its beak is black, and its irises are brown. Its legs are greenish-brown.[2] A monomorphic species native to the highlands of New Guinea (usually 1000 to 2200 m ASL)[2] of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.004)". www.zoonomen.net. 2008-07-05. 
  2. ^ a b c d e Forshaw (2006). plate 14.
  3. ^ BirdLife International (2008). Psitteuteles versicolor. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2 October 2009.
  4. ^ BirdLife International (2008). Psitteuteles iris. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2 October 2009.
  5. ^ BirdLife International (2008). Glossopsitta concinna. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2 October 2009.

Cited texts

External links

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