Saudareos is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Species identified within this genus include lorikeets from the Philippines and Indonesia.
Taxonomy
The genus
Saudareos was introduced in 2020 for a
clade of lorikeets that form a
sister taxon clade to
Eos. The
type species is the
ornate lorikeet. The genus name combines the Indonesian language "saudara" meaning "sister" with the genus name
Eos. The genus contains three species which were formerly assigned to
Trichoglossus and one that was assigned to ''
Psitteuteles.
The genus contains the following five species:
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