Yellow-cheeked lorikeet

The yellow-cheeked lorikeet (Saudareos meyeri) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is generally common.

Yellow-cheeked lorikeet
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Genus:	Saudareos
Species:	S. meyeri
Binomial name
Saudareos meyeri (Walden, 1871)

It was formerly considered conspecific with the Sula lorikeet and collectively called the citrine lorikeet.^[2]

References

1. BirdLife International (2012). "Trichoglossus meyeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 July 2021.