Table 1.
Samples identified to species level, conservation status, and available reference sequences [7], [22], [27], [28], [29]. Cytb: cytochrome b gene; 12S: mitochondrial 12S ribosomal RNA gene; COI indicates the commonly used barcoding gene cytochrome oxidase 1 [30]; BOLD, barcode of life database [30].
| Common name (species name) | No. of eggs assigned (n = 99) | CITES appendix listing and red list status | Extant range | No. of GenBank/BOLD reference sequences available |
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| Cytb | 12S | COI (BOLD) | ||||
| Eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus) | 9 | II (Least concern) | Melanesian islands, Indonesia, Australia | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) | 3 | II (Least concern) | South America | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Black-capped lory (Lorius lory) | 10 | II (Least concern) | New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dusky lory (Pseudeos fuscata) | 3 | II (Least concern) | Indonesia and PNG | 2 (1a) | 0 | 0 |
| Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) | 6 | II (Least concern) | Australasia | 3 (2a) | 0 | 5 |
| Eastern rosella (Platycercus eximius) | 4 | II (Least concern) | Australia | 2 (3a) | 1 | 5 |
| Black-capped conure (Pyrrhura rupicola) | 3 | II (Least concern) | South America | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Umbrella cockatoo (Cacatua alba) | 2 | II (Vulnerable) | Indonesian Islands | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) | 6 | II (Least concern) | Australia and New Guinea | 77 (1a) | 0 | 8 |
| Yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea) | 1 | I (Critically endangered) | Timor-Leste and Indonesian Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 |
a
Sequence from an unpublished source.