Striated lorikeet

The striated lorikeet, lori strié, or lori estriado (Synorhacma multistriata) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae native to New Guinea. It is the only species placed in the genus Synorhacma. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Striated lorikeet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Subfamily: Loriinae
Genus: Synorhacma
Joseph et al, 2020
Species:
S. multistriata
Binomial name
Synorhacma multistriata
(Rothschild, 1911)

Taxonomy

The striated lorikeet was formally described in 1911 by the English zoologist Walter Rothschild under the binomial name Charmosynopsis multistriata.[2] The species was formerly placed in the genus Charmosyna but was moved to a new monotypic genus Synorhacma based on phylogenetic studies of the lorikeets published in 2020.[3][4][5] The name Synorhacma is an anagram of Charmosyna.[4]

Distribution and habitat

The species is native to mountain forests of the central mountain ranges in West Papua (province), Indonesia and central Papua New Guinea (particularly the Ok Tedi River region). It is believed to be possibly nomadic.[6]

Conservation

The striated lorikeet's habitat is greatly threatened by deforestation to make way for farms and mines (especially copper and gold), and is also believed to be under pressure from recent severe weather events.[1]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Charmosyna multistriata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Rothschild, Walter (1911). "The Hon. Walter Rothschild exhibited and described examples of two new Parrots from Dutch New Guinea". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 27: 45–46 [45].
  3. Smith, B.T.; Mauck, W.M.I.; Benz, B.W.; Andersen, M.J. (2020). "Uneven missing data skew phylogenomic relationships within the lories and lorikeets". Genome Biology and Evolution. 12 (7): 1131–1147. doi:10.1093/gbe/evaa113.
  4. Joseph, L.; Merwin, J.; Smith, B.T. (2020). "Improved systematics of lorikeets reflects their evolutionary history and frames conservation priorities". Emu – Austral Ornithology. 120 (3): 201–215. doi:10.1080/01584197.2020.1779596.
  5. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. "Species factsheet: Charmosyna multistriata". BirdLife International. 2016.


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