Biology:Pseudeos

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Short description: Genus of birds


Pseudeos
A dusky lory (Pseudeos fuscata) at Gembira Loka Zoo
Scientific classification e
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]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Pseudeos fuscata (Blyth 1858) dusky lory New Guinea
Pseudeos cardinalis (GR Gray 1849) cardinal lory Solomon Islands, Bougainville Island and easternmost islands of the Bismarck Archipelago

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6022464 entry