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Eclectus Subspecies - E. roratus There are ten named subspecies of eclectus parrots. To my knowledge, there are only nine living subspecies. The Westermani subspecies is known only from aviary specimens, not from wild caught specimens. References: Parrots of the World by John Forshaw Parrots: Their Care and Breeding by Rosemary Low A Guide to Eclectus Parrots by Australian Birdkeeper The Eclectus - A Complete Guide by Roger Sweeney A Complete Guide to Eclectus Parrots by K.Wayne Arthur, Fred Bauer, and Laurella Desborough Parrots and Related Birds by Bates and Busenbach WatchBird Magazine article by George Cave Approximates the weight of the MacGillivray's Eclectus at 587g, male, and 577g, female. Commonly available in the U.S. Grand Eclectus (E. r. roratus) Vosmaeri (E. r. vosmaeri) Red-sided (E. r. polychloros) Solomon Island (E. r. solomonensis) Not commonly available in the U.S. Aruensis (E. r. aruensis) Biaki (E. r. biaki) (rare in the U.S.) Not available in the U.S. Macgillivray (E. r. macgillivrayi) Cornelia (E. r. cornelia) Riedeli (E. r. riedeli) Not a live subspecies Westermani Contact Us: Laurella Desborough Phone: 904-291-9043 |
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