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Saudareos

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Saudareos
Mindanao lorikeet
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Tribe: Loriini
Genus: Saudareos
Joseph et al, 2020
Type species
Psittacus ornatus
Ornate lorikeet

Saudareosis a genus ofparrotin the familyPsittaculidae.[1]Species identified within this genus includelorikeetsfrom thePhilippinesandIndonesia.

Taxonomy

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The genusSaudareoswas introduced in 2020 for acladeof lorikeets that form asisterclade toEos.Thetype speciesis theornate lorikeet.The genus name combines theIndonesian language"saudara" meaning "sister" with the genus nameEos.The genus contains three species which were formerly assigned toTrichoglossusand one that was assigned toPsitteuteles.[2][3] The genus contains the following five species:[3]

GenusSaudareosJoseph et al, 2020– two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Mindanao lorikeet

Saudareos johnstoniae
(Hartert, EJO, 1903)

Two subspecies
  • S. j. johnstoniae
  • S. j. pistra
Mindanao, Philippines. Size:

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NT


Sula lorikeet

Saudareos flavoviridis
(Wallace, 1863)
Sula Islands in Indonesia. Size:

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Diet:
LC


Yellow-cheeked lorikeet

Saudareos meyeri
(Walden, 1871)
Sulawesi in Indonesia Size:

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Diet:
LC


Ornate lorikeet

Saudareos ornata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Sulawesi archipelago in Indonesia. Size:

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LC


Iris lorikeet

Saudareos iris
(Temminck, 1835)

Three subspecies
  • S. i iris
  • S. i. wetterensis
  • S. i. rubripileum
Lesser Sundas. Size:

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Diet:
NT


References

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  1. ^"Species Updates – IOC World Bird List".Retrieved2021-06-13.
  2. ^Joseph, L.; Merwin, J.; Smith, B.T. (2020). "Improved systematics of lorikeets reflects their evolutionary history and frames conservation priorities".Emu - Austral Ornithology.120(3): 201–215.Bibcode:2020EmuAO.120..201J.doi:10.1080/01584197.2020.1779596.S2CID222094508.
  3. ^abGill, Frank;Donsker, David;Rasmussen, Pamela,eds. (July 2021)."Parrots, cockatoos".IOC World Bird List Version 11.2.International Ornithologists' Union.Retrieved23 July2021.