| Trichoglossus | |
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| Rainbow lorikeet (T. moluccanus) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Tribe: | Loriini |
| Genus: | Trichoglossus Stephens, 1826 |
| Type species | |
| Psittacus haematodus coconut lorikeet Linnaeus, 1771 | |
Trichoglossus is a genus oflorikeet in thePsittaculidae ortrue parrot superfamily. The genus is distributed widely throughAustralia,Wallacea andMelanesia, withoutliers in thePhilippines andMicronesia. Members of the genus are characterised by barring, sometimes prominently, on the upper breast.[1]
The genusTrichoglossus was introduced in 1826 by the English naturalistJames Francis Stephens.[2] The name combines theAncient Greekthrix meaning "hair" andglōssa meaning "tongue".[3] Thetype species was subsequently designated as thecoconut lorikeet.[4][5]
Following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study of the lorikeets in 2020, three species were moved fromTrichoglossus to the newly erected genusSaudareos. These were theMindanao lorikeet, theornate lorikeet and theSula lorikeet (formerly the citrine lorikeet).[6][7][8]
The genus contains ten species:[8]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Pohnpei lorikeet
| Trichoglossus rubiginosus (Bonaparte, 1850) | Pohnpei (Micronesia) | Size: Habitat: Diet: | NT |
| Scaly-breasted lorikeet
| Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus (Kuhl, 1820) | Eastern Australia | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Coconut lorikeet
| Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) Six subspecies
| south Moluccas, west New Guinea and east toLoyalty Islands | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Biak Lorikeet
| Trichoglossus rosenbergii Schlegel, 1871 | Biak Island | Size: Habitat: Diet: | VU |
| Rainbow lorikeet
| Trichoglossus moluccanus (Gmelin, 1788) Two subspecies
| Australia, (introduced to Hong Kong) | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Red-collared lorikeet
| Trichoglossus rubritorquis Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 | east Lesser Sundas to north Australia | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Olive-headed lorikeet
| Trichoglossus euteles (Temminck, 1835) | Lesser Sundas:Indonesia andTimor-Leste | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Marigold lorikeet
| Trichoglossus capistratus (Bechstein, 1811) | Islands ofSumba,Wetar andTimor insouth-east Asia | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Leaf lorikeet
| Trichoglossus weberi (Büttikofer, 1894) | Flores | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Sunset lorikeet
| Trichoglossus forsteni Bonaparte, 1850 | westLesser Sunda Islands | Size: Habitat: Diet: | EN |
TheClements taxonomy placesSaudareos,Eos, andGlossopsitta in the genusTrichoglossus.[9]
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