Sunset Lorikeet
Trichoglossus forsteniBonaparte, CLJL, 1850
English (US) Sunset Lorikeet
The Sunset Lorikeet (Trichoglossus forsteni) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Trichoglossus forsteni
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Sunset Lorikeet
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Trichoglossus forsteni djampeanus
- Trichoglossus forsteni stresemanni
- Trichoglossus forsteni mitchellii
- Trichoglossus forsteni forsteni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trichoglossus Forsteni
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
- Type locality
- Sumbawa.
- Original description
- Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 30 p.134
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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