Taxonomy The Black Lory genus contains three subspecies:[1] Chalcopsitta atra (Scopoli) 1786 * Chalcopsitta atra atra (Scopoli) 1786, native to

Taxonomy

The Black Lory genus contains three subspecies:[1]

Chalcopsitta atra (Scopoli) 1786

* Chalcopsitta atra atra (Scopoli) 1786, native to western Bird's Head Peninsula of the Indonesian province of West Papua, and nearby islands.[2]
* Chalcopsitta atra bernsteini Rosenberg, HKB 1861, on the Indonesian island of Misool.[2]
* Chalcopsitta atra insignis Oustalet 1878, on eastern Bird's Head Peninsula, nearby islands, and the Onin and Bomberai Peninsulas of West Papua.[2]