Red-eared Parrot-Finch
Erythrura coloria Ripley & Rabor, 1961
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The red-eared parrotfinch (Erythrura coloria) is a species of estrildid finch endemic to Mindanao in the Philippines. It's known for its striking plumage of a green body, a blue face and the eponymous red-ear. It is found in tropical montane forest above 1,000 metres (3,280 ft) above sea level.
Wikipedia contributors, Red-eared parrotfinch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:54:37.243743+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Erythrura coloria Ripley & Rabor, 1961
- Name authority
- Ripley & Rabor, 1961
- Common name
- Red-eared Parrot-Finch
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Genus
- Erythrura
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyEstrildidae Bonaparte, 1850
- genusErythrura Swainson, 1837
- speciesErythrura coloria Ripley & Rabor, 1961
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Erythrura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Erythrura gouldiae (Gould, 1844) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tawny-breasted Parrot-FinchErythrura hyperythra (Reichenbach, 1862) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Erythrura pealii Hartlaub, 1852 | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pin-tailed Parrot-FinchErythrura prasina (Sparrman, 1788) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-faced Parrot-FinchErythrura trichroa (Kittlitz, 1833) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green-faced Parrot-FinchErythrura viridifacies Hachisuka & Delacour, 1937 | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-headed Parrot-FinchErythrura cyaneovirens (Peale, 1848) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pink-billed Parrot-FinchErythrura kleinschmidti (Finsch, 1878) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-throated Parrot-FinchErythrura psittacea (Gmelin, 1789) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Erythrura regia (P. L. Sclater, 1881) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tricolored Parrot-FinchErythrura tricolor (Vieillot, 1817) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=559969 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3BG5N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.