Chalcopsitta is a genus of parrot

Parrot

Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...

 in the family Psittacidae and the subfamily Loriinae. All four species are found on the islands of and around New Guinea

New Guinea

New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...

 and the Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...

. The name Chalcopsitta is derived from the Greek

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...

 khalkos meaning bronze and psitta for parrot.

Description

The four species of the Chalcopsitta genus are about 31 – 32 cm (12 inches) long. They have long tails, and prominent bare skin at the base of the lower mandible. Males and females have similar external appearance, and juveniles have duller plumage with more marked bare eye-rings.

Taxonomy

The Chalcopsitta genus contains four species and several subspecies:

Chalcopsitta Bonaparte 1850

• Chalcopsitta atra (Scopoli 1786) (Black Lory
  Black Lory
  The Black Lory, Chalcopsitta atra also known as Rajah Lory or Red-quilled Lory is a medium-sized, blackish parrot with black bill, dark grey feet and long rounded tail. It has yellow and red under-tail. Both sexes are similar....
  
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  • Chalcopsitta atra atra (Scopoli 1786)
  • Chalcopsitta atra bernsteini Rosenberg, HKB 1861
  • Chalcopsitta atra insignis Oustalet 1878
• Chalcopsitta duivenbodei Dubois 1884 (Brown Lory
  Brown Lory
  The Brown Lory , also called Duyvenbode's Lory, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea....
  
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  • Chalcopsitta duivenbodei duivenbodei Dubois 1884
  • Chalcopsitta duivenbodei syringanuchalis Neumann 1915
• Chalcopsitta sintillata (Temminck 1835) (Yellowish-streaked Lory)
  • Chalcopsitta sintillata chloroptera Salvadori 1876
  • Chalcopsitta sintillata rubrifrons Gray, GR 1858
  • Chalcopsitta sintillata sintillata (Temminck 1835)
• Chalcopsitta cardinalis (Gray, GR 1849) (Cardinal Lory
  Cardinal Lory
  The Cardinal Lory is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. The Cardinal Lory lives mainly in the mangrove and the lowland forests of the Solomon Islands and east Papua New Guinea....
  
  )

Species details

Species of Chalcopsitta in taxonomic sequence Taxonomic sequence Taxonomic sequence is a sequence followed in listing of taxa which aids ease of use and roughly reflects the evolutionary relationships among the taxa...
Common and binomial names	Image	Description	Range
Black Lory Black Lory The Black Lory, Chalcopsitta atra also known as Rajah Lory or Red-quilled Lory is a medium-sized, blackish parrot with black bill, dark grey feet and long rounded tail. It has yellow and red under-tail. Both sexes are similar.... Chalcopsitta atra		32 cm long (12.5 in). Mostly black with blue rump. Black bill. Red markings on face, thighs, and tail vary between the three subspecies.	Misool Misool Misool is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in West Papua , Indonesia. Its area is 2034 km². The highest point is 535 m and the main town is Waigama, on the island's northern coast, and Lilinta....  Island and West Papua, New Guinea New Guinea New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago... , Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
Brown Lory Brown Lory The Brown Lory , also called Duyvenbode's Lory, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.... Chalcopsitta duivenbodei		31 cm (12 in) long. Mostly brown with a blue rump and yellow on face.	Northern New Guinea
Yellowish-streaked Lory Chalcopsitta sintillata		31 cm long (12 in). Mostly Green with yellow streaking. Red on head varies between three subspecies.	Aru Islands Aru Islands The Aru Islands are a group of about ninety-five low-lying islands in the Maluku province of eastern Indonesia. They also form a regency of Indonesia.-Geography:...  and Southern New Guinea from Triton Bay Triton Bay Triton Bay is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Norwegian Bay off Devon Island's Grinnell Peninsula. Bere Bay is to the northwest....  in Papua Papua (Indonesian province) Papua comprises most of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands. Its capital is Jayapura. It's the largest and easternmost province of Indonesia. The province originally covered the entire western half of New Guinea...  to Port Moresby Port Moresby Port Moresby , or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea . It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast of the island of New Guinea, which made it a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43...  in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
Cardinal Lory Cardinal Lory The Cardinal Lory is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. The Cardinal Lory lives mainly in the mangrove and the lowland forests of the Solomon Islands and east Papua New Guinea.... Chalcopsitta cardinalis		31 cm (12 in) long. All plumage is red. The beak is orange, and the bare skin at base of beak and around eyes is black.	Islands to the east and south of New Ireland New Ireland (island) New Ireland is a large island in Papua New Guinea, approximately 7,404 km² in area. It is the largest island of the New Ireland Province, lying northeast of the island of New Britain. Both islands are part of the Bismarck Archipelago, named after Otto von Bismarck, and they are separated by... , Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...

Cited texts

• Collar N (1997) "Family Psittacidae (Parrots)" in Handbook of the Birds of the World
  Handbook of the Birds of the World
  The Handbook of the Birds of the World is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. The series is edited by Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal and David A Christie.So far, 15...
  
  Volume 4; Sandgrouse to Cuckoos (eds del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J) Lynx Edicions:Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-22-9