Pohnpei Lorikeet
Trichoglossus rubiginosus(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
English (US) Pohnpei Lorikeet
The Pohnpei Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus) 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.
Range: lowlands of Pohnpei (eastern Caroline Islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Trichoglossus rubiginosus
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Pohnpei Lorikeet
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Chalcopsitta rubiginosa
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
- Type locality
- Islands of Barabay and Gebe, error = Ponapé, Caroline Islands.
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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