Papuan Eclectus

Overview

Papuan Eclectus (Eclectus polychloros) is a species of Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae) in the order Parrots.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Eclectus; binomial: Eclectus polychloros; authority: (Scopoli, 1786).

Distribution

Breeding range: Australasia.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Papuan Eclectus E. polychloros (including solomonensis and macgillivrayi) is split from Eclectus roratus based on differences in plumage and molecular data (HBW/BirdLife; Braun et al. 2017). The nominate subspecies includes aruensis and biaki (Beehler & Pratt 2016).