Red-and-blue Lory
Trichoglossus histrio(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) Red-and-blue Lory
The Red-and-blue Lory (Trichoglossus histrio) 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 histrio
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Red-and-blue Lory
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Trichoglossus histrio challengeri
- Trichoglossus histrio histrio
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus histrio
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- East Indies = Sangir Islands.
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.76
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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