Overview
Interesting Facts
- There are 21 subspecies of Rainbow Lorikeets. They are rightly named for their brilliant distinct rainbow coloration of blue, red, green, yellow, orange and purple. One of the physical characteristics that makes them so unique is their unique brush-like tongue that is used for collecting food.
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Green Naped Lorikeet, Coconut Lorikeet, Green Naped Lory, Rainbow Lorikeet, Rainbow Lory
Common Names in French:
Loriquet à tête bleue
Common Names in German:
Allfarblori
Common Names in Japanese:
ゴシキセイガイインコ
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 5,308 meters (0 to 17,415 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Class:
Aves
()
- Order:
Psittaciformes
()
- Family:
Loriinidae
()
- Genus:
Trichoglossus
()
- Stephens, in Shaw, 1826
- Specific name:
haematodus
- Scientific name: - Trichoglossus haematodus
- Specific name:
haematodus
- Genus:
Trichoglossus
(
- Family:
Loriinidae
(
- Order:
Psittaciformes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Synonyms
Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771)
Similar Species
Members of the genus Trichoglossus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 22 species and subspecies in this genus:
T. capistratus (Marigold Lorikeet) · T. chlorolepidotus (Scaly-Breasted Lorikeet) · T. euteles (Olive-Headed Lorikeet) · T. flavoviridis (Yellow-And-Green Lorikeet) · T. flavoviridis flavoviridis (Yellow-And-Green Lorikeet) · T. forsteni (Sunset Lorikeet) · T. goldiei (Purple-Bellied Lory) · (Green Naped Lorikeet) · T. haematodus capistratus (Edward's Lorikeet) · T. haematodus forsteni (Forsten's Lorikeet) · T. haematodus haematodus (Green-Naped Lorikeet) · T. haematodus moluccanus (Blue Mountain Lorikeet) · T. haematodus rubritorquis (Rainbow Lorikeet) · T. iris (Iris Lorikeet) · T. iris iris (Iris Lorikeet) · T. johnstoniae (Johnstone's Lorikeet) · T. johnstoniae johnstoniae (Johnstone's Lorikeet) · T. ornatus (Ornate Lorikeet) · T. rubiginosus (Pohnpei Lorikeet) · T. rubritorquis (Red-Collared Lorikeet) · T. versicolor (Varied Lorikeet) · T. weberi (Leaf Lorikeet)
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Notes
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 06, 2008:
- Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
- Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds (Aves)
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 10439
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-714212
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 4490920
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 177431
- IUCN ID: 247048
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 148314
Footnotes
- Mean = 567.840 meters (1,862.992 feet), Standard Deviation = 860.000 based on 90,229 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
