Chalcopsitta Explained

Chalcopsitta is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae and the subfamily Loriinae. All three species are native to New Guinea and western offshore islands. The name Chalcopsitta is derived from the Greek khalkos meaning "bronze" and psitta meaning "parrot".^[1]

Description

The three species of the genus Chalcopsitta are about 31 – 32cm (13inches) long. They have long tails, and prominent bare skin at the base of the lower mandible. Males and females have similar external appearance, and juveniles have duller plumage with more marked bare eye-rings.^[2]

Taxonomy

The genus Chalcopsitta was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte.^[3] The name combines the Ancient Greek khalkos meaning "bronze" with the Modern Latin psitta meaning "parrot".^[4] The type species was designated by George Robert Gray in 1855 as the black lory.^[5]

Species

The genus contains three species:^[6]

Cited texts

• Collar N (1997) "Family Psittacidae (Parrots)" in Handbook of the Birds of the World Volume 4; Sandgrouse to Cuckoos (eds del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J) Lynx Edicions:Barcelona.
• Book: Forshaw, Joseph M. . Joseph Forshaw . Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. registration . Illustrated by Frank Knight. . 0-691-09251-6 . 2006 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Jobling, James A. . A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . . 1991 . Oxford . 48 . 0-19-854634-3 .
2. Forshaw (2006). plate 7.
3. Bonaparte . Charles Lucien . Charles Lucien Bonaparte . 1850 . Nouvelles espèces ornithologiques . French . Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences . 31 . 131–139 [134] .
4. Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 98 .
5. Book: Gray, George Robert . George Robert Gray . 1855 . Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum . London . British Museum . 86 .
6. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . July 2021 . Parrots, cockatoos . IOC World Bird List Version 11.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 24 July 2021 .