- Colasisi
Taxobox
name = Colasisi
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Psittaciformes
familia =Psittacidae
genus = "Loriculus "
species = "L. philippensis"
binomial = "Loriculus philippensis"
binomial_authority = (P.L.S. Müller, 1776)
synonyms =Colasisis are
parrot species of thePsittacidae family. The name Colasisi refers to hanging-parrots of the Philippines, namely thepolytypic Philippine Hanging-Parrot, ("Loriculus philippensis") and themonotypic Camiguin Hanging-Parrot, ("L. camiguinensis"). Both species are endemic to thePhilippines , the latter found only on the island ofCamiguin .Its natural
habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist lowlandforest s and subtropical or tropical moistmontane s.References
* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/48010/all Loriculus philippensis] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
* Tello, J.G., Degner, J.F., Bates, J.M. & Willard, D.E. 2006. A new species of hanging-parrot (Aves: Psittacidae: Loriculus) from Camiguin Island, Philippines. Fieldiana Zoology 106:49-57.
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