Yellowish-streaked lory

Yellowish-streaked lory

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Genus:	Chalcopsitta
Species:	C. scintillata
Binomial name
*Chalcopsitta scintillata* Temminck, 1835

The yellowish-streaked lory (Chalcopsitta scintillata), also known as the streaked lory or yellow-streaked lory, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in the Aru Islands and southern New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

Taxonomy

The yellowish-streaked lory species contains three subspecies:^[2]

Chalcopsitta scintillata (Temminck) 1835
- Chalcopsitta scintillata chloroptera Salvadori 1876
- Chalcopsitta scintillata rubrifrons Gray,GR 1858
- Chalcopsitta scintillata scintillata (Temminck) 1835

References

↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Chalcopsitta scintillata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
↑ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-28.

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Lories and lorikeets (Tribe: Loriini)
Genus	Species (taxonomy note: * indicates taxa that may classified as a subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet or a separate species) (extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)
Chalcopsitta	Black lory Brown lory (or Duyvenbode's lory) Yellowish-streaked lory
Eos	Black-winged lory Violet-necked lory Blue-streaked lory Red-and-blue lory Red lory Blue-eared lory
Pseudeos	Dusky lory Cardinal lory
Trichoglossus	Ornate lorikeet Pohnpei lorikeet Mindanao lorikeet (or Johnstone's lorikeet) Citrine lorikeet (or yellow-and-green lorikeet) Rainbow lorikeet Sunset Lorikeet (or scarlet-breasted lorikeet) * Leaf lorikeet (also Flores lorikeet or Weber's lorikeet) * Marigold lorikeet * Red-collared lorikeet * Scaly-breasted lorikeet Olive-headed lorikeet
Psitteuteles	Varied lorikeet Iris lorikeet Goldie's lorikeet
Lorius	Purple-bellied lory Black-capped lory (or Stresemann's lory) White-naped lory Yellow-bibbed lory Purple-naped lory Chattering lory
Phigys	Collared lory
Vini	Blue-crowned lorikeet Kuhl's lorikeet (or Rimatara lorikeet) Stephen's lorikeet (or Henderson lorikeet) Violet lorikeet (blue lorikeet or Tahitian lory) Ultramarine lorikeet Sinoto's lorikeet † ₴ Conquered lorikeet † ₴
Glossopsitta	Musk lorikeet
Parvipsitta	Little lorikeet Purple-crowned lorikeet
Charmosyna	Palm lorikeet Red-chinned lorikeet Meek's lorikeet Blue-fronted lorikeet Striated lorikeet Pygmy lorikeet Red-fronted lorikeet Red-flanked lorikeet New Caledonian lorikeet Red-throated lorikeet Duchess lorikeet Fairy lorikeet Josephine's lorikeet Papuan lorikeet
Oreopsittacus	Plum-faced lorikeet
Neopsittacus	Yellow-billed lorikeet (or Musschenbroek's lorikeet) Orange-billed lorikeet (or emerald lorikeet)

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