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Male Eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus)

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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 (Moluccas).

There is a huge difference in appearance between the male and the female. The male has a mostly bright green plumage and the female a mostly bright red and purple/blue plumage.

It was first thought that they were of two distinct species.

 

Submitted: 29/03/2020

Accepted: 30/03/2020

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Uploaded on March 29, 2020
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