NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Black-lored Parrot
Tanygnathus gramineus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
Source-backed taxonomic record
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.
The Black-Lored Parrot, Tanygnathus gramineus from Natural History of Parrots (1801—1805) by Francois Levaillant. Original from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The black-lored parrot (Tanygnathus gramineus) also known as the Buru green parrot, is a parrot endemic to the Indonesian island of Buru. It is a 40 cm (16 in) long green parrot with black lores, and a turquoise crown. Males have red beaks, and females have gray-brown beaks, otherwise both the sexes look similar. The singing is high pitched and more protracted as compared to similar species, such as great-billed parrot.
Wikipedia contributors, Black-lored parrot; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:02:19.868730+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tanygnathus gramineus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
- Name authority
- (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
- Common name
- Black-lored Parrot
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Tanygnathus
- 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
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusTanygnathus Wagler, 1832
- speciesTanygnathus gramineus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tanygnathus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Great-billed ParrotTanygnathus megalorynchos (Boddaert, 1783) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Azure-rumped ParrotTanygnathus sumatranus (Raffles, 1822) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-naped ParrotTanygnathus lucionensis (Linnaeus, 1766) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Psittacus gramineus J. F. Gmelin, 1788 J. F. Gmelin, 1788 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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=177537 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.
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:54PQY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.