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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.

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

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.

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