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Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus

Described by: Müller, Statius (1776)
Alternate common name(s): Red-sided Parrot, Red-sided Eclectus Parrot, Kalanga
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Iron Range, Queensland, Australia - Oct, 1986 © Hans&Judy Beste  Iron Range, Queensland, Australia - 1986 © Hans&Judy Beste  Iron Range, Queensland, Australia - 1986 © Hans&Judy Beste  Iron Range, Queensland, Australia - 1986 © Hans&Judy Beste  Numfor Island, Papua, Indonesia - Sep, 2004 © Mehd Halaouate 
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Range

Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Is.;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) N. and c. Moluccas.
(2) S. Moluccas.
(3) Lesser Sundas (Sumba Is.).
(4) Tanimbar Is.
(5) Kai Is. and New Guinea.
(6) Biak Is. and Numfor Is.
(7) Aru Is.
(8) Admiralty Is., Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Is.
(9) Ne. Australia (ne. Queensland Cape York Peninsula along the Portland Road in the Iron Range National Park from Pascoe River s. to Massy Creek).
(10) Unknown.
Introduced to Seram Laut Is. and Palau.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Kiwi Wildlife Tours

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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