Kalanga
Eclectus roratus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
Status not recordedparrots
The kalanga (Eclectus roratus) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 417.5 g to 480.8 g and live up to 28.5 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.
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Quick facts about the kalanga
- Weight
- 417.5 g – 480.8 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 28.5 years
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forest
- Egg incubation
- 28.3 days
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2
- Lifestyle
- Perching
- Migration
- Sedentary
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the kalanga live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The kalanga is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the kalanga endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the kalanga classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusEclectus
- SpeciesEclectus roratus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
Synonyms Lorius roratus, Psittacus roratus
Other names and names in other languages (62)
- Eclectus parrotEnglish
- Moluccan EclectusEnglish
- Red-sided EclectusEnglish
- Red-sided Eclectus parrotEnglish
- Red-sided parrotEnglish
- ببغاء اكلكتسEgyptian Arabic
- Зялёна-чырвоны высакародны папугайBelarusian
- Благороден папагалBulgarian
- lloro eclècticCatalan
- eklektus různobarvýCzech
- parot eclectwsWelsh
- ÆdelpapegøjeDanish
- EdelpapageiGerman
- moluka papagoEsperanto
- Loro EclectoSpanish
- erispapagoiEstonian
- طوطی اکلکتوسPersian
- avoparikaijaFinnish
- Grand ÉclectusFrench
- תוכי אקלקטוסHebrew
- plemenita papigaCroatian
- nemespapagájHungarian
- Nuri bayanIndonesian
- Pappagallo ecletticoItalian
- オオハナインコJapanese
- loraLithuanian
- Smalkais papagailisLatvian
- ЭклектусWestern Mari
- EdelpapegaaiDutch
- edelpapegøyeNorwegian
- ହୀରାମନ୍Odia
- IakkotsiangPalauan
- barwnicaPolish
- ایکلیکٹس طوطاWestern Panjabi
- papagaio-eclectusPortuguese
- Благородный попугайRussian
- ladniak krátkochvostýSlovak
- Širokorepi edel papagajSerbian
- ädelpapegojaSwedish
- นกแก้วอิเคล็กตัสThai
- Eklektus PapağanıTurkish
- Папуга зелено-червонийUkrainian
- 折衷鸚鵡Chinese
- papoušek různobarvýCzech
- Loro eclécticoSpanish
- molukkienjalokaijaFinnish
- Éclectus des MoluquesFrench
- malukui nemespapagájHungarian
- pápua nemespapagájHungarian
- Molukse EdelpapegaaiDutch
- barwnica (zwyczajna)Polish
- barwnica zwyczajnaPolish
- papagaio-eclécticoPortuguese
- papagaio-ecléctico-das-molucasPortuguese
- papagaio-ecléticoPortuguese
- papagaio-eclético-das-molucasPortuguese
- Благородный зелёно-красный попугайRussian
- moluckädelpapegojaSwedish
- นกแก้วอีเคล็กตัสโมลุกกะThai
- папужець зелено-червонийUkrainian
- 折衷鹦鹉Chinese
- 红胁绿鹦鹉Chinese
Relatives of the kalanga
Other species in the same genus Eclectus.
Oceanic parrot
Eclectus infectus
CompareKalanga vs Oceanic parrot
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the kalanga?
An adult kalanga weighs 417.5 g – 480.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the kalanga live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the kalanga for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
How long does the kalanga live?
The kalanga has a recorded lifespan of 28.5 years.
What kind of animal is the kalanga?
The kalanga (Eclectus roratus) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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