Biology:Yellow-cheeked lorikeet

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Short description: Species of bird

Yellow-cheeked lorikeet
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at Loro Parque, Spain
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Saudareos
Species:
S. meyeri
Binomial name
Saudareos meyeri
(Walden, 1871)

The yellow-cheeked lorikeet (Saudareos meyeri) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is generally common.

It was formerly considered conspecific with the Sula lorikeet and collectively called the citrine lorikeet.[1]

References

  1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (July 2021). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/parrots/. Retrieved 23 July 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q31873805 entry