Eclectus Parrot Photo June 2, 2010
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Thank you to Tracy Woodford for photo permission.
There are nine (possibly more) subspecies of Eclectus Parrots, although the species as a whole needs reviewing. Access to many regions where the species occurs is difficult due to both geographical and political reasons, and hence field observations have been limited. Furthermore, many skins were collected in the early part of the 19th century and are deteriorating in some museums.[4] In captivity in the U.S., some of the most common subspecies are the Solomon Island, the Vosmaeri, and the New Guinea Red-sided. In museums in the US, the condition of the skins collected in the late 1800s and early 1900s are in good condition. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclectus_Parrot
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