Cardinal Lory
Chalcopsitta cardinalis(Gray, GR, 1849)
English (US) Cardinal Lory
The Cardinal Lory (Chalcopsitta cardinalis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
Range: lowlands of Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon IslandsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Chalcopsitta cardinalis
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cardinal Lory
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1849)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Lorius cardinalis
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1849)
- Type locality
- Solomon Islands, based on Voy. Pole Sud, Atlas, Ois., pi. 24 bis, f . 2.
- Original description
- The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera 3, pt.48, App. p.20
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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