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Chalcopsitta
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Chalcopsitta is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae and the subfamily Loriinae. All three species are native to New Guinea and western offshore islands. The name Chalcopsitta is derived from the Greek khalkos meaning "bronze" and psitta meaning "parrot".[1]
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Chalcopsitta | |
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Black lory at Prague Zoo | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Tribe: | Loriini |
Genus: | Chalcopsitta Bonaparte, 1850 |
Type species | |
Psittacus ater Black lory Scopoli, 1786 |
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