THE PARROTS’
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Names & taxonomy

How we name and classify species

Each working species page records its names, verification status and classification, and links to independent references so visitors can check them. Names are reviewed by hand. Nothing on this site updates automatically from these sources.

Experimental / Work in Progress

Names across languages, connected to species

Our first working species reference connects multilingual names, historical combinations and independent resources. The supplied Chinese, Hindi and Korean translations have been verified by undergraduate native speakers. Taxonomic and regional-usage review remains separate; this is the template for future species.

Research taken on and led by James Guo, with contributions from undergraduate researchers. James established the initial approach to identifying and interpreting multilingual species names, particularly Chinese nomenclature in Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Other undergraduate students subsequently expanded the work to Hindi and Korean. He is not credited with translating or verifying all languages. Read Parrots by Many Names, our featured student research →

How we classify name entries

Documented common name
A name identified in an existing publication, database, or other attributable source.
Proposed direct translation
A name translated from English because no established name was located in the sources consulted. These provisional translations offer a starting point while we learn more about names used by speakers and local avicultural and scientific communities.
Native-speaker translation
A translation verified by undergraduate native speakers, as confirmed by the project owner. Regional usage is documented separately.
Unverified name
A name whose source, accuracy, or usage still requires confirmation.

Entry type and verification status are recorded separately. An unsuccessful search does not prove that no established name exists. Each entry preserves its original script, language, source, student contributor where known, and verification status. Entry-level attribution remains unknown until confirmed.

Native speakers and regional experts can help identify established names outside the literature currently available to us. Please share the language, region and source, respecting community preferences about attribution and publication. Contribute a name or correction.

Primary framework: Cornell/Clements and eBird. Proposed baseline: v2025; direct checklist verification and its release date are pending. Working record updated 12 November 2026. This is not a completed checklist review.

Project species IDs remain stable when names change. Historical citations retain their original names. When authorities disagree on names or species boundaries, we record each treatment with its source, checklist version and date rather than silently overwriting it. Links to library records are added only after review.

Reference checklist

Names & classification
eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World
Version used
Not yet recorded
Last reviewed
Not yet recorded

Linked references for each species

  • Avibase : taxonomic concepts, historical names, synonyms and changes. We record each species’ Avibase concept ID when available.
  • Birds of the World (Cornell Lab of Ornithology): species accounts, linked directly only after the destination is verified; otherwise search by scientific name.
  • IUCN Red List : conservation category, with the assessment year and the date we checked it.

These links point to the original pages. We don’t copy text or images from these sources.

Historical names

Older records and citations keep the names exactly as published. Published species entries connect current and historical names for searching; linking historical literature records remains work in progress.

Flagged for editorial review

Uncertain name matches and differences in species limits (splits and lumps) between the checklist, Avibase, the IUCN and historical sources are flagged here rather than resolved silently.

Know your sources

Five references, different questions

These resources complement one another. Start with names and classification, follow species research, check conservation assessments, or explore observations. A matching name does not mean every source uses the same species boundaries.

Avibase — Bird Names & Taxonomy ↗

A bird database hosted by Birds Canada that brings together scientific names, synonyms, names in many languages, and comparisons among taxonomic checklists. Use it to trace names and compare species treatments. Avibase concept identifiers are separate from ITIS TSNs.

Source / publisher: Avibase / Birds Canada

ITIS — Integrated Taxonomic Information System ↗

A taxonomic database covering animals, plants, fungi, and other organisms. Use its scientific-name records to check classification, synonyms, and taxonomic standing. Each record has a Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN), which identifies an ITIS record and is not an Avibase identifier.

Source / publisher: Integrated Taxonomic Information System partnership

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ↗

A global assessment of species’ extinction risk, published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Use species assessments to understand conservation categories, population trends, threats, and conservation actions. Check the assessment date; a Red List category is not a measure of an individual bird’s health or care needs.

Source / publisher: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Birds of the World ↗

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s reference collection of detailed bird species accounts, bringing together research on identification, distribution, ecology, behavior, breeding, and conservation with citations. Use it for in-depth, source-backed species research. Full account access generally requires a subscription or institutional access.

Source / publisher: Cornell Lab of Ornithology

eBird — Bird Observations & Distribution ↗

A Cornell Lab of Ornithology community-science platform where birders submit checklists of birds they observe. Use it to explore sightings, maps, seasonal patterns, and local birding hotspots, or contribute observations. Records are reviewed through automated checks and regional reviewers; observation coverage varies by place and effort.

Source / publisher: Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Ongoing research · Provisional excerpt

From the students’ working table

This selected excerpt contains 9 source rows: the six Lorius entries and three examples explicitly marked as Korean direct translations. It is not a complete import of the supplied table or an accepted species checklist. Scientific names are retained as supplied, pending taxonomic review.

ITIS and Avibase are linked separately. Each supplied numeric identifier is labeled as an ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN) and links to its ITIS report. Avibase links open the supplied species account or a scientific-name search where an exact account has not been confirmed. These systems use different identifiers and may follow different taxonomic treatments; all nine supplied TSNs in this excerpt were matched to their scientific names in ITIS on 12 November 2026.

The supplied Chinese, Hindi and Korean names are native-speaker translations verified by undergraduate students, as confirmed by the project owner. Verification of a translation does not by itself establish regional common-name usage. English names and scientific-name treatments retain their existing review status.

White-naped Lory

Lorius albidinucha

ITIS TSN 177438 ↗ Search Avibase ↗

Scientific-name search; matching account not yet verified

View multilingual working names
English · Unverified name
White-naped Lory
Provisional — not independently verified
Simplified Chinese · Native-speaker translation
白枕鹦鹉
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Traditional Chinese · Native-speaker translation
白頸吸蜜鸚鵡
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Hindi · Native-speaker translation
सफेद-गर्दन वाला लॉरी
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Korean · Native-speaker translation
흰목로리
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.

Look up additional names on Avibase: French · German · Portuguese · Spanish. These links open the source; names for this species have not yet been transcribed.

Source: supplied working table. Student contributor and region: not yet recorded for these entries.

Scientific-name variations as supplied: Domicella albidinucha, Lorius albidinucha, Lorius albidinuchus. These may include original combinations, subspecies, spelling variants or errors; equivalence has not been verified.

Yellow-bibbed Lory

Lorius chlorocercus

ITIS TSN 554815 ↗ Search Avibase ↗

Scientific-name search; matching account not yet verified

View multilingual working names
English · Unverified name
Yellow-bibbed Lory
Provisional — not independently verified
Simplified Chinese · Native-speaker translation
黄领鹦鹉
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Traditional Chinese · Native-speaker translation
黃領吸蜜鸚鵡
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Hindi · Native-speaker translation
पीली-कॉलर वाला लॉरी
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Korean · Native-speaker translation
노랑턱받이 로리
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.

Look up additional names on Avibase: French · German · Portuguese · Spanish. These links open the source; names for this species have not yet been transcribed.

Source: supplied working table. Student contributor and region: not yet recorded for these entries.

Scientific-name variations as supplied: Domicella chlorocercus, Lorius chlorocercus. These may include original combinations, subspecies, spelling variants or errors; equivalence has not been verified.

Chattering Lory

Lorius garrulus

ITIS TSN 177442 ↗ Search Avibase ↗

Scientific-name search; matching account not yet verified

View multilingual working names
English · Unverified name
Chattering Lory
Provisional — not independently verified
Simplified Chinese · Native-speaker translation
噪鹦鹉
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Traditional Chinese · Native-speaker translation
喋喋吸蜜鸚鵡
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Hindi · Native-speaker translation
बातूनी लॉरी
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Korean · Native-speaker translation
챗터링 로리
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.

Look up additional names on Avibase: French · German · Portuguese · Spanish. These links open the source; names for this species have not yet been transcribed.

Source: supplied working table. Student contributor and region: not yet recorded for these entries.

Scientific-name variations as supplied: Domicella garrula, Lorius garrulus, Lorius garrulus garrulus, Psittacus garrulus, Psittacus molluccensis. These may include original combinations, subspecies, spelling variants or errors; equivalence has not been verified.

Purple-naped Lory

Lorius domicella

ITIS TSN 554813 ↗ Search Avibase ↗

Scientific-name search; matching account not yet verified

View multilingual working names
English · Unverified name
Purple-naped Lory
Provisional — not independently verified
Simplified Chinese · Native-speaker translation
紫枕鹦鹉
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Traditional Chinese · Native-speaker translation
紫頸吸蜜鸚鵡
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Hindi · Native-speaker translation
बैंगनी-गर्दन वाला लॉरी
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Korean · Native-speaker translation
보라색 목덜미 로리
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.

Look up additional names on Avibase: French · German · Portuguese · Spanish. These links open the source; names for this species have not yet been transcribed.

Source: supplied working table. Student contributor and region: not yet recorded for these entries.

Scientific-name variations as supplied: Domicella domicella, Lorius domicella, Lorius domicellus, Psittacus Domicella. These may include original combinations, subspecies, spelling variants or errors; equivalence has not been verified.

Purple-bellied Lory

Lorius hypoinochrous

ITIS TSN 177443 ↗ Search Avibase ↗

Scientific-name search; matching account not yet verified

View multilingual working names
English · Unverified name
Purple-bellied Lory
Provisional — not independently verified
Simplified Chinese · Native-speaker translation
紫腹鹦鹉
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Traditional Chinese · Native-speaker translation
紫腹吸蜜鸚鵡
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Hindi · Native-speaker translation
बैंगनी-पेट वाला लॉरी
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Korean · Native-speaker translation
보라색 배 로리
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.

Look up additional names on Avibase: French · German · Portuguese · Spanish. These links open the source; names for this species have not yet been transcribed.

Source: supplied working table. Student contributor and region: not yet recorded for these entries.

Scientific-name variations as supplied: Domicella hypoinochroa, Lorius amabilis, Lorius hypoinochrous, Lorius hypoinochrous hypoinochrous. These may include original combinations, subspecies, spelling variants or errors; equivalence has not been verified.

Black-capped Lory

Lorius lory

ITIS TSN 177444 ↗ Avibase species account ↗

Species account supplied by the project owner

View multilingual working names
English · Unverified name
Black-capped Lory
Provisional — not independently verified
Simplified Chinese · Native-speaker translation
黑顶鹦鹉
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Traditional Chinese · Native-speaker translation
黑頂吸蜜鸚鵡
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Hindi · Native-speaker translation
काले-शीर्ष वाला लॉरी
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Korean · Native-speaker translation
검은모자 로리
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Black-capped Lory: names listed by Avibase

Source: Avibase. Avibase list supplied by the project owner, 12 November 2026. Labels and spellings retained as supplied.

Regional and checklist labels are preserved. These Avibase entries are separate from the student-verified translations. Scientific combinations are labeled separately from common names.

Afrikaans
Swartkroonlori
Bulgarian
Черноглаво лори
Catalan
Lori tricolor
Czech
lori novoguinejský, Lori tríbarvý
Danish
Blåhalet Lori
German
Frauenlori
English
Black capped Lory, Black-capped Lory, Tricolored Lory, Tricoloured Lory, Western Black-capped Lory
English (Avilist)
Black-capped Lory
English, HBW
Black-capped Lory
English (IOC)
Black-capped Lory
English (United States)
Black-capped Lory
Esperanto
nigraĉapa lorio
Spanish
Lori Tricolor, Tricogloso Tricolor
Spanish (Spain)
Lori Tricolor
Spanish (HBW)
Black-capped Lory
Estonian
mustkõht-nestepapagoi
Finnish
Aitoluri, luri
French
Lori à calotte noire, Lori tricolore
French (Guyane)
Lori tricolore
Croatian
crnokapi lori
Hungarian
vöröstarkójú hölgylóri
Indonesian
Kasturi Kepala-hitam, Lori kepala hitam, Nuri merah kepala hitam dada biru
Icelandic
Jómfrúlóri
Italian
Lori capinero
Japanese (romaji)
otomezuguroinko
Japanese
オトメズグロインコ
Scientific
Domicella lory, Lorius lory, Lorius lory lory, Psittacus Lory
Lithuanian
Juodakepuris loris
Dutch
Zwartkaplori
Norwegian Nynorsk
Jomfrulori
Norwegian
Jomfrulori, Sortkappelori, Svartkappelori
Polish
dama niebieskobrzucha, Lora niebieskobrzucha
Portuguese
Lóris-bailarino
Portuguese (Portugal)
lóris-tricolor
Russian
Дамский лори, Дамский широкохвостый лори
Slovak
Lori trojfarebný
Serbian
Damski lori
Swedish
svarthättad lori, Svarthättad lorikit
Turkish
Kara başlıklı lori
Ukrainian
Лорі трибарвний
Chinese
黑顶鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional)
黑頂吸蜜鸚鵡

Look up additional names on Avibase: French · German · Portuguese · Spanish. The supplied Avibase names are included above.

Source: supplied working table. Student contributor and region: not yet recorded for these entries.

Scientific-name variations as supplied: Domicella lory, Lorius lory, Lorius lory lory, Psittacus Lory. These may include original combinations, subspecies, spelling variants or errors; equivalence has not been verified.

Open the developing species reference →

Brown Lory

Chalcopsitta duivenbodei

ITIS TSN 177415 ↗ Search Avibase ↗

Scientific-name search; matching account not yet verified

View multilingual working names
English · Unverified name
Brown Lory
Provisional — not independently verified
Simplified Chinese · Native-speaker translation
黄额褐鹦鹉
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Traditional Chinese · Native-speaker translation
褐吸蜜鸚鵡
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Hindi · Native-speaker translation
भूरा लॉरी
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Korean · Native-speaker translation
갈색 로리
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.

Look up additional names on Avibase: French · German · Portuguese · Spanish. These links open the source; names for this species have not yet been transcribed.

Source: supplied working table. Student contributor and region: not yet recorded for these entries.

Palm Lorikeet

Charmosyna palmarum

ITIS TSN 554818 ↗ Search Avibase ↗

Scientific-name search; matching account not yet verified

View multilingual working names
English · Unverified name
Palm Lorikeet
Provisional — not independently verified
Simplified Chinese · Native-speaker translation
棕榈鹦鹉
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Traditional Chinese · Native-speaker translation
棕櫚吸蜜鸚鵡
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Hindi · Native-speaker translation
पाम लोरीकेट
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Korean · Native-speaker translation
팜 로리킷
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.

Look up additional names on Avibase: French · German · Portuguese · Spanish. These links open the source; names for this species have not yet been transcribed.

Source: supplied working table. Student contributor and region: not yet recorded for these entries.

Red-chinned Lorikeet

Charmosyna rubrigularis

ITIS TSN 554819 ↗ Search Avibase ↗

Scientific-name search; matching account not yet verified

View multilingual working names
English · Unverified name
Red-chinned Lorikeet
Provisional — not independently verified
Simplified Chinese · Native-speaker translation
红颏鹦鹉
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Traditional Chinese · Native-speaker translation
紅頦吸蜜鸚鵡
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Hindi · Native-speaker translation
लाल-ठुड्डी वाला लोरीकेट
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.
Korean · Native-speaker translation
빨간턱 로리킷
Verified by undergraduate native speakers — confirmed by the project owner
Native-speaker translation; established regional usage is recorded separately when documented.

Look up additional names on Avibase: French · German · Portuguese · Spanish. These links open the source; names for this species have not yet been transcribed.

Source: supplied working table. Student contributor and region: not yet recorded for these entries.

Source: Project-owner supplied working table, “Table 1. Detection of supplementary foodstuffs consumption among Psittaciformes genera.” Chinese, Hindi and Korean translations verified by undergraduate native speakers, as confirmed by the project owner on 12 November 2026. Individual student attribution not supplied. Project leadership is credited to James Guo; individual entry attribution is not inferred from that leadership.

The original table also mixes genus-level diet indicators, incomplete references, duplicate taxonomic treatments, truncated fields and extinction annotations. These are not imported as verified species-level diet or conservation claims. Elsewhere in the table, Palm and Red-chinned Lorikeets also appear under Vini; those alternate treatments remain unresolved rather than counted as additional species here.

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