Eclectus
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The parrot
genus Eclectus consists of two species, the extant Eclectus Parrot
(Eclectus roratus) and the extinct Oceanic Eclectus Parrot
(Eclectus infectus).
Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...
genus Eclectus consists of two species, the extant Eclectus Parrot
Eclectus Parrot
The Eclectus Parrot, Eclectus roratus, is a parrot native to the Solomon Islands, Sumba, New Guinea and nearby islands, northeastern Australia and the Maluku Islands...
(Eclectus roratus) and the extinct Oceanic Eclectus Parrot
Oceanic Eclectus Parrot
The Oceanic Eclectus Parrot is an extinct parrot species which occurred on Tonga, Vanuatu and possibly on Fiji. The only living relative in the genus is the Eclectus Parrot which has proportionally larger wings than the Oceanic Eclectus Parrot...
(Eclectus infectus).