Taxonomy
The genus was described by German naturalist Johann Georg Wagler in 1832, and is derived from the Ancient Greek eos meaning "dawn", which refers to both the bright red plumage and the eastern distribution of the Red-and-blue Lory. The closest relatives of this genus are the species in the genus Trichoglossus. The genera Eos, Trichoglossus, Chalcopsitta, and Pseudeos form a single clade within the lories and lorikeets. The Cardinal Lory (Chalcopsitta cardinalis) has sometimes been placed in the genus.
The Eos genus has six species and several subspecies:
Eos,
- Red-and-blue Lory, Eos histrio,
- Eos histrio challengeri,
- Eos histrio histrio,
- Eos histrio talautensis,
- Violet-necked Lory, Eos squamata,
- Eos squamata obiensis,
- Eos squamata riciniata,
- Eos squamata squamata,
- Red Lory, Eos bornea
- Eos bornea bornea,
- Eos bornea cyanonotha,
- Blue-streaked Lory, Eos reticulata,
- Black-winged Lory, Eos cyanogenia,
- Blue-eared Lory, Eos semilarvata,
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