- Trichoglossus
Taxobox
name = Trichoglossus
image_caption =Rainbow Lorikeet
image_width =220px
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Aves
ordo =Psittaciformes
familia =Psittacidae
subfamilia = Loriinae
genus = "Trichoglossus""Trichoglossus" is a genus of
parrot in thePsittacidae family. It contains the following species:
*Olive-headed Lorikeet ("Trichoglossus euteles")
*Yellow-and-green Lorikeet ("Trichoglossus flavoviridis")
*Mindanao Lorikeet ("Trichoglossus johnstoniae")
*Ornate Lorikeet ("Trichoglossus ornatus")
*Pohnpei Lorikeet ("Trichoglossus rubiginosus")
*Scaly-breasted Lorikeet ("Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus")
*Rainbow Lorikeet ("Trichoglossus haematodus") - has many subspecies, some of which are sometimes classified as a species:
**Red-collared Lorikeet (subspecies "T. h. rubritorquis"; or species "Trichoglossus rubritorquis")
** Flores lorikeet (subspecies "T. h. weberi"; or species "Trichoglossus weberi")
**Marigold Lorikeet (subspecies "T. h. capistratus"; or species "Trichoglossus capistratus")
**Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet (subspecies "T. h. forsteni"; or species "Trichoglossus forsteni")pecies photographs
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