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==1. Name 15 species of parrot and five species of cockatoo that are common to Australia and be able to identify them from real life or pictures. ==
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===Parrots===
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| name = Lories and lorikeets
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| image= Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) -Nelson Bay -NSW.jpg
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Image:Psephotus chrysopterygius1.jpg|Golden-shouldered Parrot<br>''Psephotus chrysopterygius''
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| image_caption = [[Rainbow Lorikeet]] at Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia.
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Image:Longbilledcorella.jpg|Long-billed Corella<br>''Cacatua tenuirostris''
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Image:Perruche à ventre orange.jpg|Orange-bellied Parrot<br>''Neophema chrysogaster''
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
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| classis = [[Bird|Aves]]
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| ordo = [[Psittaciformes]]
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| familia = [[true parrots|Psittacidae]]
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| subfamilia = '''Loriinae'''
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| subfamilia_authority = [[Prideaux John Selby|Selby]], 1836
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| subdivision_ranks = Genera
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''[[Chalcopsitta]]''<br>
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''[[Eos (genus)|Eos]]''<br>
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''[[Pseudeos]]''<br>
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''[[Trichoglossus]]''<br>
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''[[Lorius]]''<br>
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''[[Phigys]]''<br>
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''[[Vini]]''<br>
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''[[Glossopsitta]]''<br>
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''[[Charmosyna]]''<br>
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''[[Oreopsittacus]]''<br>
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''[[Neopsittacus]]''
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Image:Eclectus Parrot02 - melbourne zoo.jpg|Eclectus Parrot (Male)<br>''Eclectus roratus''
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'''Lories''' and '''lorikeets''' are small to medium-sized arboreal [[parrot]]s which comprise the subfamily '''Loriinae'''.  They are widely distributed throughout the [[Australasian]] region, including south-eastern [[Asia]], [[Polynesia]], [[Papua New Guinea]] and [[Australia]], and the majority have very brightly colored plumage.
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Image:Eclectus roratus -female side2.jpg|Eclectus Parrot (Female)<br>''Eclectus roratus''
 
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Image:Alisterus scapularis - Australian King Parrot pair.jpg|Australian King Parrot<br>''Alisterus scapularis''
 
  
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Image:Double-Eyed Fig Parrot.JPG|Double-Eyed Fig-Parrot<br>''Cyclopsitta diophthalma''
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==Morphology==
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Image:Redrumpedparrot.jpg|Red-rumped Parrot<br>''Psephotus haematonotus''
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[[Image:LoryTongueLyd4.png|thumb|left|Tongue of a Lory]]
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Image:Turquoise Parrot-01.jpg|Turquoise Parrot<br>''Neophema pulchella''
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Lories and lorikeets have specialized brush-tipped tongues for feeding on nectar and soft fruits. They can feed from the flowers of about 5,000 species of plants and use their specialised tongues to take the nectar. The tip of their tongues have tufts of papillae (extremely fine hairs), which collect nectar and pollen.  
  
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Image:Mallee Ringneck Bowra.jpg|Australian Ringneck<br>''Barnardius zonarius''
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Lorikeets have tapered wings and pointed tails that allow them to fly easily and display great agility.{{Fact|date=July 2007}} They also have strong feet and legs. They tend to be hyperactive and clownish in personality both in captivity and the wild.{{Fact|date=October 2007}}
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Image:Rock Parrot Cape Leeuwin 2 email.jpg|Rock Parrot<br>''Neophema petrophila''
 
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Image:Red Shining-parrot.jpg|Red Shining-parrot<br>''Prosopeia tabuensis''
 
  
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Image:Platycercus icterotis1.jpg|Western Rosella<br>''Platycercus icterotis''
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==Classification==
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Image:Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) -Mt Buffalo2.jpg|Crimson Rosella<br>''Platycercus elegans''
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Lories and lorikeets are usually classified as the subfamily, '''Loriinae''', the most clearly distinct of the several rather uncertain subfamilies within the [[true parrots]] (Psittacidae) family. Some authorities regard the differences between the Loriinae and the other parrots as sufficient to justify giving the group full [[Family (biology)|family]] status, in which case, following the biological naming conventions, they become the '''Loriidae''', and are placed alongside the remaining true parrots (Psittacidae) and the [[cockatoo]]s (Cacatuidae) within the [[parrot]]s (Psittaciformes) [[Order (biology)|order]].
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Image:Platycercus venustus.jpg|Northern Rosella<br>''Platycercus venustus''
 
  
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Image:Red-Capped-Parrot 0004 flat web.jpg|Red-capped Parrot<br>''Purpureicephalus spurius''
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==Nomenclature==
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The usage of the terms "lory" and "lorikeet" is subjective, like the usage of "parrot" and "parakeet". Species with longer tapering tails are generally referred to as "lorikeets", while species with short blunt tails are generally referred to as "lories".<ref>{{cite book
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| last = Low | first = Rosemary
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| title = Hancock House Encyclopedia of the Lories
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| publisher = [[Hancock House]]
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| date = 1998 | pages = pp. 85-87 | isbn = 0-88839-413-6 }}</ref>
  
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==Conservation==
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The [[Ultramarine Lorikeet]] is endangered. It is now one of the 50 rarest birds in the world. The [[Blue Lorikeet]] is classified as vulnerable. The introduction of European rats to the small island habitats of these birds is a major cause of their endangerment.<ref>Steadman D, (2006). ''Extinction and Biogeography in Tropical Pacific Birds'', University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-77142-7</ref> Various conservation efforts have been made to relocate some of these birds to locations free of predation and habitat destruction.
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===Cockatoos===
 
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Cockatoos share many features with other parrots including the characteristic curved beak shape and a zygodactyl foot, with two forward toes and two backwards toes. They differ, however in a number of characteristics, including the often spectacular movable headcrest, the presence of a gall bladder and some other anatomical details, and their lack of the Dyck texture feather composition which causes the bright blues and greens seen in true parrots. Also Cockatoo species are, on average, larger than the average size of true parrots.
 
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Image:Palm Cockatoo.JPG|Palm Cockatoo<br>''Probosciger aterrimus''
 
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Image:Gang-gang female MJC01.jpg|Gang-gang Cockatoo<br> ''Callocephalon fimbriatum''
 
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Image:Cockatoo.1.arp.500pix.jpg|Umbrella Cockatoo<br>''Cacatua alba''
 
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Image:Glossy black cockatoo male kobble08.JPG|Glossy Black Cockatoo<br>''Calyptorhynchus lathami''
 
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Image:Cacatua leadbeateri.jpg|Major Mitchell's Cockatoo<br>''Lophocroa leadbeateri''
 
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Image:Sulphur Crested 02.jpg|Sulphur-crested Cockatoo<br>''Cacatua galerita''
 
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Image:Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) on Casuarina tree.jpg|Red-tailed Black Cockatoo<br>''Calyptorhynchus banksii''
 
  
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==Colors==
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The multi-colored [[Rainbow Lorikeet]] was one of the species of parrots appearing in the first edition of ''The Parrots of the World'' and also in [[John Gould]]'s lithographs of the Birds of Australia. Then and now, lories and lorikeets are described as one of the most beautiful species of parrot.
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Image:BlackWingedLorikeet.jpg|[[Black-winged Lory]]
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Image:RainbowLorikeetOregonZoo.jpg|Green-naped Lorikeet (subspecies of [[Rainbow Lorikeet]])
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Image:Scalybreastedlorikeet.jpg|[[Scaly-breasted Lorikeet]]
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Image:PerfectLorikeetHead.jpg|[[Olive-headed Lorikeet]]
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Image:Chalcopsitta sintillata - Yellow-streaked Lory at Fuengirola Zoo.jpg|[[Yellow-streaked Lory]]
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Image:Musklorikeet.jpg|[[Musk Lorikeet]]
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Image:Louisa - Dusky Lory.JPG|[[Dusky Lory]]
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Image:BlueStreakedLory.jpg|[[Blue-streaked Lory]]
 
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==2. Name two species of parrot that builds its nest in a termite mound and tell where each is found. ==
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==Species and genus list==
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===Golden-shouldered Parrot===
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Classification of parrots in the subfamily, Loriinae:
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[[Image:Psephotus chrysopterygius1.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Male and female Golden-shouldered Parrots in an aviary at the Queensland Museum]]
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* Genus ''[[Chalcopsitta]]''
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The Golden-shouldered Parrot (''Psephotus chrysopterygius'') is a rare bird of southern Cape York Peninsula, in Queensland, Australia. It measures 26 cm long and weighs between 54-56 g.
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** [[Black Lory]], ''Chalcopsitta atra''
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** [[Brown Lory]], ''Chalcopsitta duivenbodei'' (also called Duyvenbode's Lory)
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** [[Yellow-streaked Lory]], ''Chalcopsitta sintillata''
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** [[Cardinal Lory]], ''Chalcopsitta cardinalis''
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* Genus ''[[Eos (genus)|Eos]]''
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** [[Black-winged Lory]], ''Eos cyanogenia''
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** [[Violet-necked Lory]], ''Eos squamata''
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** [[Blue-streaked Lory]], ''Eos reticulata''
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** [[Red and Blue Lory]], ''Eos histrio''
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** [[Red Lory]], ''Eos bornea''
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** [[Blue-eared Lory]], ''Eos semilarvata''
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* Genus ''Pseudeos''
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** [[Dusky Lory]], ''Pseudeos fuscata''
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* Genus ''[[Trichoglossus]]''
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** [[Ornate Lorikeet]], ''Trichoglossus ornatus'' (also called Ornate Lory)
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** [[Pohnpei Lorikeet]], ''Trichoglossus rubiginosus'' (also called Ponape Lory)
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** [[Mindanao Lorikeet]], ''Trichoglossus johnstoniae'' (also called Johnstone's Lorikeet)
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** [[Yellow-and-green Lorikeet]], ''Trichoglossus flavoviridis''
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** [[Rainbow Lorikeet]], ''Trichoglossus haematodus'' (many subspecies, some of which are sometimes classified as a species)
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** [[Scaly-breasted Lorikeet]], ''Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus''
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** [[Olive-headed Lorikeet]], ''Trichoglossus euteles'' (also called Perfect Lorikeet)
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* Genus ''[[Psitteuteles]]'' (sometimes classified in the Genus ''Trichoglossus'')
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** [[Varied Lorikeet]], ''Trichoglossus versicolor''
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** [[Iris Lorikeet]], ''Trichoglossus iris''
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** [[Goldie's Lorikeet]], ''Trichoglossus goldiei''
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* Genus ''[[Lorius]]''
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** [[Purple-bellied Lory]], ''Lorius hypoinochrous''
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** [[Black-capped Lory]], ''Lorius lory'' (synonym Stresemann's Lory, ''Lorius amabilis''[http://www.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?Genus=Lorius&species=amabilis&source=animals])
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** [[White-naped Lory]], ''Lorius albidinuchus''
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** [[Yellow-bibbed Lory]], ''Lorius chlorocercus''
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** [[Purple-naped Lory]], ''Lorius domicellus''  (synonym Blue-thighed Lory, ''Lorius tibialis''[http://www.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?Genus=Lorius&species=tibialis&source=animals])
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** [[Chattering Lory]], ''Lorius garrulus''
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* Genus ''Phigys''
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** [[Collared Lory]], ''Phigys solitarius''
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* Genus ''[[Vini]]''
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** [[Blue-crowned Lory]], ''Vini australis''
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** [[Rimatara Lorikeet]], ''Vini kuhlii'' (also called Kuhl's Lorikeet)
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** [[Henderson Lorikeet]], ''Vini stepheni'' (also called Stephen's Lory)
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** [[Blue Lorikeet]], ''Vini peruviana'' (also called Tahitian Lory)
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** [[Ultramarine Lorikeet]], ''Vini ultramarina'' (also called Ultramarine Lory)
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* Genus ''[[Glossopsitta]]''
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** [[Musk Lorikeet]], ''Glossopsitta concinna''
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** [[Little Lorikeet]], ''Glossopsitta pusilla''
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** [[Purple-crowned Lorikeet]], ''Glossopsitta porphyrocephala''
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* Genus ''[[Charmosyna]]''
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** [[Palm Lorikeet]], ''Charmosyna palmarum''
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** [[Red-chinned Lorikeet]], ''Charmosyna rubrigularis''
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** [[Meek's Lorikeet]], ''Charmosyna meeki''
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** [[Blue-fronted Lorikeet]], ''Charmosyna toxopei''
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** [[Striated Lorikeet]], ''Charmosyna multistriata''
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** [[Pygmy Lorikeet]], ''Charmosyna wilhelminae'' (also called Wilhelmina's Lorikeet)
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** [[Red-fronted Lorikeet]], ''Charmosyna rubronotata'' (also called Red-spotted Lorikeet)
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** [[Red-flanked Lorikeet]], ''Charmosyna placentis''
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** [[New Caledonian Lorikeet]], ''Charmosyna diadema'' (possibly extinct)
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** [[Red-throated Lorikeet]], ''Charmosyna amabilis''
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** [[Duchess Lorikeet]], ''Charmosyna margarethae''
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** [[Fairy Lorikeet]], ''Charmosyna pulchella''
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** [[Josephine's Lorikeet]], ''Charmosyna josefinae'' (also called Josephine's Lory)
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** [[Papuan Lorikeet]], ''Charmosyna papou'' (also called Papuan Lory)
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* Genus ''Oreopsittacus''
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** [[Plum-faced Lorikeet]], ''Oreopsittacus arfaki'' (also called Whiskered Lorikeet)
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* Genus ''[[Neopsittacus]]''
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** [[Yellow-billed Lorikeet]], ''Neopsittacus musschenbroekii'' (also called Musschenbroek's Lorikeet)
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** [[Orange-billed Lorikeet]], ''Neopsittacus pullicauda'' (also called Emerald Lorikeet)
  
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The Golden-shouldered Parrot lives in open forest, where it feeds on small grass seeds, principally those of firegrass. An important habitat requirement is the provision of terrestrial termite mounds, which the bird uses for nesting. This has led to the parrot also being known as the Antbed Parrot. They will preferentially seek out taller mounds (up to 2 m high), and will dig a burrow into them when the mound has been softened by the rains. A long tunnel is dug down into the mound, and capped off by a nesting chamber. The clutch size is between 3-6 eggs, which are incubated for 20 days. The mound regulates the temperature in the chamber, keeping it high enough that the eggs can be left unattended while the parents feed.
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==References==
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The Golden-shouldered Parrot is listed as endangered (CITES I). The species has a restricted range and suffers from a variety of threats, including predation by feral cats, tourist disturbance, and a change in burning regime in the grasslands upon whose seeds it depends. The wild population is around 3000 birds, with around 1500 held in captivity in Australia.
 
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The Grey-cheeked parakeet (Brotogeris pyrrhoptera), less commonly known as fire-winged parakeet, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
 
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The grey-cheeked parakeet is indigenous to northwestern Peru and western Ecuador, living in subtropical or tropical regions encompassing dry forests, moist lowland forests, shrubland, and arable land.[2] Grey-cheeked parakeets do not build their nests in the canopies of trees. Rather, they prefer to build their nests in protected areas such as active termite mounds or tree hollows. It is yet unknown why termites tolerate their presence.
 
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The grey-cheeked parakeet now faces habitat loss due to the irresponsible smuggling of pet birds and hunting due to their destruction of banana plantations. The species is now endangered with most populations existing within the homes of private individuals as pets. Because of this, efforts have been undertaken to save this and several other species of Brotogeris endemic to the region. It is protected by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (also called the Bonn Convention or CMS).
 
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Even in its native home, the grey-cheeked parakeet is widely kept as a pet. With patience, these birds may be taught to mimic human sounds, albeit without the clarity of larger parrots.
 
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[[Image:GR parrotlet.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Green-rumped Parrotlet]]
 
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The Green-rumped Parrotlet, ''Forpus passerinus'', is a small parrot. It is a resident breeding bird in tropical South America, from Caribbean regions of Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad south and east to the Guianas and Brazil, on the downstream Amazon River. It has been introduced in Jamaica, Curaçao, Barbados and Tobago, and was not recorded on Trinidad prior to 1916.
 
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Its habitat is open forest and scrub. The female lays five to seven white eggs in a hole in a termite nest, tree cavity, or even hollow pipe, and incubates the clutch for 18 days to hatching, with about another five weeks to fledging.
 
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==3. Where in Australia would you find each of the following and describe the natural diet of each. ==
 
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[[Image:Longbilledcorella.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Long Billed Corella]][[Image:Bird range long-billed corella.png|thumb|200px|right|Long Billed Corella range (in red)]]
 
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The Long-billed Corella, ''Cacatua tenuirostris'', is a cockatoo native to Australia. Species are mostly white, with a pink face and forehead. They also have faintly pink feathers on the breast and belly, and yellow on the underside of the wings and tail. The birds have a long white beak, which is used to dig for roots and seeds.
 
  
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==External links==
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*ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/birds/Vini_peruviana/ images and movies of the blue lorikeet/tahitian lory ''(Vini peruviana)'']
  
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[[Image:Palm Cockatoo.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Great Palm Cackatoo]]
 
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[[Image:Bird range palm cockatoo.png|thumb|200px|right|Range of the Great Palm Cackatoo (in red)]]
 
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The Palm Cockatoo (''Probosciger aterrimus'') is distributed in rainforests and woodlands of New Guinea and northern Queensland, Australia. It measures around 55-60 cm in length and weighs between 500-1,000 g. It is a distinctive bird with a large crest and has one of the largest bills of any parrots (only the Hyacinth Macaw's is larger). The bill is unusual as the lower and upper mandibles do not meet for much of its length, allowing the tongue to hold a nut against the top mandible while the lower mandible works to open it.
 
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[[Image:Gang-gang female MJC01.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Gang-gang Cockatoo]]
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The Gang-gang Cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum, is found in the cooler and wetter forests and woodlands of Australia, particularly alpine bushland. Mostly mild grey in colour with some lighter scalloping (more pronounced and buffish in females) the male has a red head and crest, while the female has a small fluffy grey crest. It ranges throughout south-eastern Australia and Tasmania. The Gang-gang Cockatoo is the faunal emblem of the Australian Capital Territory. It is easily identified by its distinctive call, which is described as resembling a creaky gate, or the sound of a cork being pulled from a bottle.
 
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[[Image:Green Rosella eating plucked flowers.jpg|thumb|200px|Green Rosella]]
 
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The Green Rosella or Tasmanian Rosella (Platycercus caledonicus) is endemic to Tasmania. The largest of the Rosellas it is predominantly green and yellow in plumage with blue cheeks.
 
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==7. When the Eclectus parrot was first found it was thought that the Male and Female were of different species. Why was this? Where are they found and what is their usual diet? ==
 
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[[Image:Eclectus Parrot02 - melbourne zoo.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Male Eclectus Parrot]]
 
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[[Image:Eclectus roratus -female side2.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Female Ecletus Parrot]]
 
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The Eclectus Parrot, Eclectus roratus, is a parrot native to the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, northeastern Australia and the Maluku Islands (Moluccas). It is unusual in the parrot family the males and females are so different from one another. The males of the species are bright green, having bright candy-corn-colored upper mandibles and black lower mandibles, and blue or red tail and wing feathers; while the females have red heads and blue to purple breasts, with black beaks. Joseph Forshaw, in his book Parrots of the World, noted that the first European ornithologists to see Eclectus Parrots thought they were of two distinct species.
 
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The diet of the eclectus in the wild consists of mainly fruits, unripe nuts, flower and leaf buds, and some seeds. Two favorite fruits are the pomegranate and the papaya (pawpaw) with seeds. In captivity, they will eat most fruits including mangos, figs, guavas, bananas, any melons, stone fruits (peaches etc), grapes, citrus fruits, pears and apples.
 
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[[Image:Leadbeater cockatoo 31l07.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Major Mitchell's Cockatoo]]
 
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[[Image:Bird range major mitchells cockatoo.png|thumb|200px|right|Range of Major Mitchell's Cockatoo]]
 
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With its soft-textured white and salmon-pink plumage and large, bright red and yellow crest, Major Mitchell's Cockatoo is generally recognised as the most beautiful of all cockatoos. It is named in honour of Major Sir Thomas Mitchell, who wrote "Few birds more enliven the monotonous hues of the Australian forest than this beautiful species whose pink-coloured wings and flowing crest might have embellished the air of a more voluptuous region".
 
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==11. Make a list of all the parrots and cockatoos that are common to your area.==
 
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Lories and lorikeets are small to medium-sized arboreal parrots which comprise the subfamily Loriinae. They are widely distributed throughout the Australasian region, including south-eastern Asia, Polynesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia, and the majority have very brightly colored plumage.

Morphology

Tongue of a Lory

Lories and lorikeets have specialized brush-tipped tongues for feeding on nectar and soft fruits. They can feed from the flowers of about 5,000 species of plants and use their specialised tongues to take the nectar. The tip of their tongues have tufts of papillae (extremely fine hairs), which collect nectar and pollen.

Lorikeets have tapered wings and pointed tails that allow them to fly easily and display great agility.Template:Fact They also have strong feet and legs. They tend to be hyperactive and clownish in personality both in captivity and the wild.Template:Fact

Classification

Lories and lorikeets are usually classified as the subfamily, Loriinae, the most clearly distinct of the several rather uncertain subfamilies within the true parrots (Psittacidae) family. Some authorities regard the differences between the Loriinae and the other parrots as sufficient to justify giving the group full family status, in which case, following the biological naming conventions, they become the Loriidae, and are placed alongside the remaining true parrots (Psittacidae) and the cockatoos (Cacatuidae) within the parrots (Psittaciformes) order.

Nomenclature

The usage of the terms "lory" and "lorikeet" is subjective, like the usage of "parrot" and "parakeet". Species with longer tapering tails are generally referred to as "lorikeets", while species with short blunt tails are generally referred to as "lories".&

Conservation

The Ultramarine Lorikeet is endangered. It is now one of the 50 rarest birds in the world. The Blue Lorikeet is classified as vulnerable. The introduction of European rats to the small island habitats of these birds is a major cause of their endangerment.& Various conservation efforts have been made to relocate some of these birds to locations free of predation and habitat destruction.

Colors

The multi-colored Rainbow Lorikeet was one of the species of parrots appearing in the first edition of The Parrots of the World and also in John Gould's lithographs of the Birds of Australia. Then and now, lories and lorikeets are described as one of the most beautiful species of parrot.

Species and genus list

Classification of parrots in the subfamily, Loriinae:

References

  1. ↑ Low, Rosemary (1998). Hancock House Encyclopedia of the Lories. Hancock House. pp. pp. 85-87. Template:Hide in printTemplate:Only in print.
  2. ↑ Steadman D, (2006). Extinction and Biogeography in Tropical Pacific Birds, University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-77142-7

External links

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