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Lories and lorikeets
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Rainbow Lorikeet

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:Psittacidae
Subfamily:Loriinae
Selby, 1836
Genera


Chalcopsitta
Eos
Pseudeos
Trichoglossus
Lorius
Phigys
Vini
Glossopsitta
Charmosyna
Oreopsittacus
Neopsittacus


Lories and lorikeets are small to medium-sized arboreal parrots which comprise the subfamily Loriinae. They are widely distributed throughout the Australasian region, including south-eastern Asia, Polynesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia, and the majority have very brightly colored plumage.

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Tongue of a Lory
Lories and Lorikeets have specialized brush-tipped tongues for feeding on nectar and soft fruits. They can feed from the flowers of about 5,000 species of plants and use their specialised tongues to take the nectar. The tip of their tongues have tufts of papillae (extremely fine hairs), which collect nectar and pollen.

Lorikeets have tapered wings and pointed tails that allow them to fly easily and display great agility. They also have strong feet and legs. They tend to be hyperactive and clownish in personality both in captivity and the wild.

Classification

Lories and lorikeets are usually classified as the subfamily, Loriinae, the most clearly distinct of the several rather uncertain subfamilies within the Psittacidae family. Some authorities regard the differences between the Loriinae and the other parrots as sufficient to justify giving the group full family status, in which case, following the biological naming conventions, they become the Loriidae, and are placed alongside the remaining true parrots (Psittacidae) and the cockatoos (Cacatuidae) within the biological order Psittaciformes.

Nomenclature

The usage of the terms "lory" and "lorikeet" is subjective, like the usage of "parrot" and "parakeet". Species with longer tapering tails are generally referred to as "lorikeets", while species with short blunt tails are generally referred to as "lories".[1]

Conservation

The Ultramarine Lorikeet is endangered. It is now one of the 50 rarest birds in the world. The Blue Lorikeet is classified as vulnerable. The introduction of European rats to the small island habitats of these birds is a major cause of their endangerment. Various conservation efforts have been made to relocate some of these birds to locations free of predation and habitat destruction.

Colors

The multi-colored Rainbow Lorikeet was one of the species of parrots appearing in the first edition of The Parrots of the World and also in John Gould's lithographs of the Birds of Australia. At that time and since they have been popularly described as one of the most beautiful species of parrot.


Black-winged Lory

Green-naped Lorikeet (subspecies of Rainbow Lorikeet)

Olive-headed Lorikeet

Olive-headed Lorikeet

Rainbow Lorikeet

Musk Lorikeet

Dusky Lory


Species and genus list

Classification of parrots in the subfamily, Loriinae:

References

1. ^ Low, Rosemary (1998). Hancock House Encyclopedia of the Lories. Hancock House, pp. 85-87. ISBN 0-88839-413-6. 

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T. haematodus

Binomial name
Trichoglossus haematodus
(Linnaeus, 1771)

The Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus haematodus
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

See below

Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders

About two dozen - see section below

Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Psittaciformes
Wagler, 1830

Systematics

(but see below)

Family Cacatuidae (cockatoos)
  • Subfamily Microglossinae (Palm Cockatoo)
  • Subfamily Calyptorhynchinae (dark cockatoos)
  • Subfamily Cacatuinae (white cockatoos)

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Psittacidae
Illiger, 1811

Subfamily
Loriinae (lories and lorikeets)
Psittacinae (typical parrots and allies)

The true parrots are about 330 species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae
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Prideaux John Selby (July 23, 1788–March 27, 1867) was an English ornithologist, botanist and artist and landowner.

Selby is best known for his Illustrations of British Ornithology (1821–1834), the first set of life-sized illustrations of British birds.
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Eos
Wagler, 1832

Species
6, see text.

Eos is a genus of parrots belonging to the Loriinae subfamily. There are six species which are all endemic to eastern Indonesia. Their habitats include forest, coconut plantations and mangroves.
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P. fuscata

Binomial name
Pseudeos fuscata
(Blyth, 1858)

The Dusky Lory (Pseudeos fuscata) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
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Trichoglossus

Trichoglossus is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It contains the following species:
  • Olive-headed Lorikeet (Trichoglossus euteles)
  • Yellow-and-green Lorikeet (Trichoglossus flavoviridis)

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Lorius
Vigors, 1825

Species

see text

Lorius is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family.

It contains the following species:
  • Chattering Lory (Lorius garrulus)
  • Purple-naped Lory (

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Phigys
G R Gray 1870

Species: P. solitarius

Binomial name
Phigys solitarius
(Suckow, 1800)

The Collared Lory (
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Vini
Lesson, 1833

Species

see text

Vini is a genus of birds endemic to the islands of the tropical Pacific. They are five extant species of these small lorikeets ranging from across Fiji, Samoa French Polynesia, and as far east as
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Glossopsitta

Glossopsitta is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It contains the following species:
  • Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
  • Little Lorikeet (Glossopsitta pusilla)

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O. arfaki

Binomial name
Oreopsittacus arfaki
(Meyer, 1874)

The Plum-faced Lorikeet (Oreopsittacus arfaki) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
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Neopsittacus

Neopsittacus is a genus of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It contains the following species:
  • Yellow-billed Lorikeet (Neopsittacus musschenbroekii)
  • Orange-billed Lorikeet (Neopsittacus pullicauda)

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Psittaciformes
Wagler, 1830

Systematics

(but see below)

Family Cacatuidae (cockatoos)
  • Subfamily Microglossinae (Palm Cockatoo)
  • Subfamily Calyptorhynchinae (dark cockatoos)
  • Subfamily Cacatuinae (white cockatoos)

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Australasia is a term variably used to describe a region of Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes (1756).
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Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area (or 29.4% of its land area) and, with almost 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population.
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Polynesia (from Greek: πολύς many, νῆσος island) is a subregion of Oceania, comprising a large grouping of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean.
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Motto
Unity in diversity[1]
Anthem
O Arise, All You Sons[2]


Capital Port Moresby

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Anthem
Advance Australia Fair [1]


Capital Canberra

Largest city Sydney
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Psittacidae
Illiger, 1811

Subfamily
Loriinae (lories and lorikeets)
Psittacinae (typical parrots and allies)

The true parrots are about 330 species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae
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family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is a rank, or a taxon in that rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Code which applies.
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Cacatuidae
GR Gray, 1840

Subfamily

Microglossinae
Calyptorhynchinae
Cacatuinae

A cockatoo is any of the 21 bird species belonging to the family Cacatuidae.
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order (Latin: ordo, plural ordines) is a rank between class and family (termed a taxon at that rank). The superorder is a rank between class and order. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Code which applies.
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V. ultramarina

Binomial name
Vini ultramarina
(Kuhl, 1820)

The Ultramarine Lorikeet, Lori Ultramarin, or Lori Ultramar (Vini ultramarina
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