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Eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus)
| Scientific Classification | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Species: | Eclectus roratus |
| Common: | Eclectus parrot |
The Eclectus Parrot is native to the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, northeastern Australia and the Maluku Islands. It exhibits its extreme sexual dimorphism of plumage color, the male being bright green and the female bright red with purple fronts.
Gallery
Eclectus parrot
Sacramento Zoo (2009)
Related Page Hierarchy
Kingdom: Animalia (animals)Class: Aves (birds)Order: Psittaciformes (parrots)Family: Psittacidae (true parrots)