Ornate lorikeet
| Ornate lorikeet | |
|---|---|
| At Nashville Zoo, USA | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Saudareos |
| Species: | S. ornata |
| Binomial name | |
| Saudareos ornata | |
| Synonyms | |
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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. It is found in forest, woodland, mangrove and plantations, and is locally common.