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Rainbow Lorikeets and Allies
Trichoglossus
Trichoglossus is a genus of lorikeet in the Psittaculidae family, part of the true parrot superfamily. The genus is distributed widely through Australia, Wallacea and Melanesia, with outliers in the Philippines and Micronesia. Members of the genus are characterised by barring, sometimes prominently, on the upper breast.
27 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 22 known species
Rainbow Lorikeet
speciesTrichoglossus moluccanus
Musk Lorikeet
speciesTrichoglossus concinnus
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
speciesTrichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Coconut Lorikeet
speciesTrichoglossus haematodus
Red-collared Lorikeet
speciesTrichoglossus rubritorquis
Red Lory
speciesTrichoglossus borneus
Olive-headed Lorikeet
speciesTrichoglossus euteles
Violet-necked Lory
speciesTrichoglossus squamatus
Marigold Lorikeet
speciesTrichoglossus capistratus
Ornate Lorikeet
speciesTrichoglossus ornatus
Red-collared × Rainbow Lorikeet
hybridTrichoglossus rubritorquis × moluccanus
Yellow-cheeked Lorikeet
speciesTrichoglossus meyeri
Blue-streaked Lory
speciesTrichoglossus reticulatus
Iris Lorikeet
speciesTrichoglossus iris
Mindanao Lorikeet
speciesTrichoglossus johnstoniae
Pohnpei Lorikeet
speciesTrichoglossus rubiginosus
Rainbow × Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
hybridTrichoglossus moluccanus × chlorolepidotus
Sunset Lorikeet
speciesTrichoglossus forsteni
Rainbow × Musk Lorikeet
hybridTrichoglossus moluccanus × concinnus
Black-winged Lory
speciesTrichoglossus cyanogenius
Red-and-blue Lory
speciesTrichoglossus histrio
Leaf Lorikeet
speciesTrichoglossus weberi
Sula Lorikeet
speciesTrichoglossus flavoviridis
Biak Lorikeet
speciesTrichoglossus rosenbergii
Scaly-breasted × Musk Lorikeet
hybridTrichoglossus chlorolepidotus × concinnus
Blue-eared Lory
speciesTrichoglossus semilarvatus
Scaly-breasted × Musk × Rainbow Lorikeet
hybridTrichoglossus chlorolepidotus × concinnus × moluccanus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 19114.