Papuan Eclectus

Eclectus polychloros

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About the Papuan Eclectus

The Papuan eclectus, red-sided eclectus, or New Guinea eclectus (Eclectus polychloros) is a parrot species which is native to New Guinea. Larger than the Moluccan eclectus, the green plumage of the male only has a slight yellow tinge and the tail is tipped with a half-inch yellow band. The central tail feathers are green and lateral ones blue and green. It is widely distributed from Kai Islands and western islands of the West Papua province in the west, across the island of New Guinea to the Trobriands, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Louisiade Archipelago, Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands to the east, and south to the northern Cape York Peninsula of Australia. It has also been introduced to the Goram Islands, Indonesia.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name: Eclectus polychloros
Family: Old World Parrots
Order: Psittaciformes

Similar species

Other members of the old world parrots family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

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