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Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus moluccanus(Gmelin, JF, 1788)

English (US) Rainbow Lorikeet

The Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) 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 moluccanus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Rainbow Lorikeet
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Psittacus moluccanus
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Type locality
Moluccas, error. Botany Bay, New South Wales, selected as type locality by Mathews, Bds. Austr., 6, 1916, p. 14.
Original description
Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.316

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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