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Yellow-cheeked lorikeet

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Yellow-cheeked lorikeet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Saudareos
Species:
S. meyeri
Binomial name
Saudareos meyeri
(Walden, 1871)

The yellow-cheeked lorikeet (Saudareos meyeri) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is generally common.

It was formerly considered conspecific with the Sula lorikeet and collectively called the citrine lorikeet.[2]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Trichoglossus meyeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 July 2021.