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Eclectus is a genus of parrot, the Psittaciformes, which consists of four known extant species known as eclectus parrots and the extinct Eclectus infectus, the oceanic eclectus parrot. The extant eclectus parrots are medium-sized parrots native to regions of Oceania , particularly New Guinea and Australia .
The Papuan eclectus is a popular pet parrot and there is a large avicultural population. [3] Many Papuan eclectus in captivity in Australia are apparently hybrids between subspecies E. p. polychloros and E. p. solomonensis, as Taronga Zoo Sydney had a flock of these two subspecies in a large aviary many years ago.
The oceanic eclectus [2] (Eclectus infectus) is an extinct parrot species which occurred on Tonga, Vanuatu and possibly on Fiji. Its closest living relative is the eclectus parrot ( Eclectus roratus sensu lato), which has proportionally larger wings than the oceanic eclectus parrot.
Genus Eclectus. Moluccan eclectus, Eclectus roratus; Sumba eclectus, Eclectus cornelia; Tanimbar eclectus, Eclectus riedeli; Papuan eclectus, Eclectus polychros †Oceanic eclectus, Eclectus infectus ; Genus Psittacula. Alexandrine parakeet, Psittacula eupatria †Seychelles parakeet, Psittacula wardi ; Rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri
The Moluccan eclectus (Eclectus roratus) is a parrot native to the Maluku Islands (Moluccas). It is unusual in the parrot order for its extreme sexual dimorphism of the colours of the plumage; the male having a mostly bright emerald green plumage and the female a mostly bright red and purple/blue plumage.
Before Marcia was Commodus' mistress, she was the lover and mistress of one of his cousins, Senator Marcus Ummidius Quadratus Annianus, and subsequently a wife of his servant Eclectus. [2] In AD 182, Lucilla, the sister of Commodus, convinced Marcia to join a plot with Quadratus to kill Commodus. The plot was discovered and both Lucilla and ...
Genus Eclectus. Moluccan eclectus, Eclectus roratus; Sumba eclectus, Eclectus cornelia; Tanimbar eclectus, Eclectus riedeli; Papuan eclectus, Eclectus polychloros † Oceanic eclectus, Eclectus infectus (extinct or prehistoric) Genus Psittacula. Alexandrine parakeet, Psittacula eupatria † Seychelles parakeet, Psittacula wardi
The Sumba eclectus, [2] or Cornelia's eclectus [3] (Eclectus cornelia) is a parrot species which is native to Sumba. Also larger than the Moluccan eclectus , the male is a paler shade of green overall and has a bluer tail.