Striated lorikeet explained

The striated lorikeet, lori strié, or lori estriado (Synorhacma multistriata) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae native to New Guinea. It is the only species placed in the genus Synorhacma. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy

The striated lorikeet was formally described in 1911 by the English zoologist Walter Rothschild under the binomial name Charmosynopsis multistriata.[1] The species was formerly placed in the genus Charmosyna but was moved to a new monotypic genus Synorhacma based on phylogenetic studies of the lorikeets published in 2020.[2] [3] [4] The name Synorhacma is an anagram of Charmosyna.[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species is native to mountain forests of the central mountain ranges in West Papua (province), Indonesia and central Papua New Guinea (particularly the Ok Tedi River region). It is believed to be possibly nomadic.[5]

Conservation

The striated lorikeet's habitat is threatened by deforestation to make way for farms and mines (especially copper and gold), and is also believed to be under pressure from recent severe weather events.

Notes and References

  1. Rothschild . Walter . Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild . 1911 . The Hon. Walter Rothschild exhibited and described examples of two new Parrots from Dutch New Guinea . Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club . 27 . 45–46 [45] .
  2. Smith . B.T. . Mauck . W.M.I. . Benz . B.W. . Andersen . M.J. . 2020 . Uneven missing data skew phylogenomic relationships within the lories and lorikeets . Genome Biology and Evolution . 12 . 7 . 1131–1147 . 10.1093/gbe/evaa113 . free . 7486955 .
  3. 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 . 10.1080/01584197.2020.1779596.
  4. 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 . 21 July 2021 .
  5. Web site: BirdLife International. 2016. Species factsheet: Charmosyna multistriata.

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