Yellowish-streaked Lory
The Yellowish-streaked Lory (Chalcopsitta sintillata), also known as the Streaked Lory or Yellow-streaked Lory, is a species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family
Yellowish-streaked Lory |
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Distribution and habitat
It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
Taxonomy
The Yellowish-streaked Lory species contains three subspecies:
- Chalcopsitta sintillata (Temminck) 1835
- Chalcopsitta sintillata chloroptera Salvadori 1876
- Chalcopsitta sintillata rubrifrons Gray,GR 1858
- Chalcopsitta sintillata sintillata (Temminck) 1835