Moluccan Eclectus
Moluccan Eclectus (<em>Eclectus roratus</em>) is a species of Old World Parrots (<em>Psittaculidae</em>) in the order Parrots.
Overview
Moluccan Eclectus (Eclectus roratus) is a species of Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae) in the order Parrots. Famous for extreme sexual color dimorphism: males are bright green with a red beak, females red and blue with a black beak; the sexes look like different species; fruit-eating canopy parrots.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Eclectus; binomial: Eclectus roratus; authority: (Müller, PLS, 1776). Typical size: 35-40cm. Average lifespan: 30-50 years.
Distribution
Breeding range: Australasia.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Moluccan Eclectus E. roratus (including vosmaeri and, tentatively, the extinct westermani) is split from the Eclectus Parrot complex (HBW/BirdLife). Change English name of Eclectus Parrot to Moluccan Eclectus with the split of the Eclectus Parrot complex (HBW/BirdLife).
