Ornate lorikeet | |
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At Nashville Zoo, USA | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Genus: | Saudareos |
Species: | S. ornata
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Binomial name | |
Saudareos ornata | |
Synonyms | |
Psittacus ornatus Linnaeus, 1758 |
The ornate lorikeet (Saudareos ornata), sometimes named the ornate lory, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the Sulawesi archipelago in Indonesia.[2] It is found in forest, woodland, mangrove and plantations, and is locally common.[2]