Red-collared lorikeet

Red-collared lorikeet

At Cincinnati Zoo, USA
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Tribe:	Lorini
Genus:	Trichoglossus
Species:	T. rubritorquis
Binomial name
*Trichoglossus rubritorquis* Vigors & Horsfield, 1827

The red-collared lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubritorquis) is a species of parrot found in wooded habitats in northern Australia (north-eastern Western Australia, northern Northern Territory and far north-western Queensland). It was previously considered a subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet, but today most major authorities consider them as separate species.^[2]^[3] No other member of the rainbow lorikeet group has an orange-red collar over the nape. Every year at the end of the dry season, many of them display symptoms of apparent drunkenness. What causes this condition is unclear.^[4]

References

↑ BirdLife International (2005). Trichoglossus haematodus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 10 May 2006.
↑ Dickinson, E. C. (editor) (2003). The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3d edition. Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-6536-X
↑ Gill, F., M. Wright, & D. Donsker (2009). IOC World Bird Names. Version 2.1. Accessed 20-06-2009
↑ Drunken parrot season begins in Darwin, Australian Geographic, 2011-09-27

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Lories and lorikeets (Tribe: Lorini)

Genus	Species (taxonomy note: * indicates taxa that may classified as a subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet or a separate species) (extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)

Chalcopsitta	Black lory Brown lory (or Duyvenbode's lory) Streaked lory Cardinal lory

Eos	Black-winged lory Violet-necked lory Blue-streaked lory Red-and-blue lory Red lory Blue-eared lory

Pseudeos	Dusky lory

Trichoglossus	Ornate lorikeet Pohnpei lorikeet Mindanao lorikeet (or Johnstone's lorikeet) Citrine lorikeet (or yellow-and-green lorikeet) Rainbow lorikeet Sunset Lorikeet (or scarlet-breasted lorikeet) * Leaf lorikeet (also Flores lorikeet or Weber's lorikeet) * Marigold lorikeet * Red-collared lorikeet * Scaly-breasted lorikeet Olive-headed lorikeet

Psitteuteles	Varied lorikeet Iris lorikeet Goldie's lorikeet

Lorius	Purple-bellied lory Black-capped lory (or Stresemann's lory) White-naped lory Yellow-bibbed lory Purple-naped lory Chattering lory

Phigys	Collared lory

Vini	Blue-crowned lorikeet Kuhl's lorikeet (or Rimatara lorikeet) Stephen's lorikeet (or Henderson lorikeet) Violet lorikeet (blue lorikeet or Tahitian lory) Ultramarine lorikeet Sinoto's lorikeet † ₴ Conquered lorikeet † ₴

Glossopsitta	Musk lorikeet Little lorikeet Purple-crowned lorikeet

Charmosyna	Palm lorikeet Red-chinned lorikeet Meek's lorikeet Blue-fronted lorikeet Striated lorikeet Pygmy lorikeet Red-fronted lorikeet Red-flanked lorikeet New Caledonian lorikeet Red-throated lorikeet Duchess lorikeet Fairy lorikeet Josephine's lorikeet Papuan lorikeet

Oreopsittacus	Plum-faced lorikeet

Neopsittacus	Yellow-billed lorikeet (or Musschenbroek's lorikeet) Orange-billed lorikeet (or emerald lorikeet)

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