| Eclectus | |
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| A pair of Papuan eclectus parrots (Eclectus polychloros) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Tribe: | Psittaculini |
| Genus: | Eclectus Wagler, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Psittacus grandis[1] Gmelin, 1788
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| Species | |
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4 extant, 1 extinct (see text) | |
Eclectus is a genus of parrot, the Psittaciformes, which consists of four known extant species known as eclectus parrots and the extinct Eclectus infectus, the oceanic eclectus parrot. The extant eclectus parrots are medium-sized parrots native to regions of Oceania, particularly New Guinea and Australia. Males are mostly bright green, females are predominantly bright red. The male and female eclectus were once thought to be different species. The conservation status of the remaining species is least concern.[2] Eclectus parrots do well in captivity, and are a very popular pet across the world.
- ^ "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Collar, Nigel; Kirwan, Guy M.; Boesman, Peter F. D. (2020-03-04), Billerman, Shawn M.; Keeney, Brooke K.; Rodewald, Paul G.; Schulenberg, Thomas S. (eds.), "Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus)", Birds of the World, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, doi:10.2173/bow.eclpar.01, S2CID 241665077, archived from the original on 2022-02-01, retrieved 2020-10-13