Ornate Lorikeet

Ornate Lorikeet

At Nashville Zoo, USA
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittacidae
Tribe:	Lorini
Genus:	Trichoglossus
Species:	T. ornatus
Binomial name
*Trichoglossus ornatus* (Linnaeus, 1758)

The Ornate Lorikeet (Trichoglossus ornatus) is a monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Sulawesi and nearby smaller islands in Indonesia.^[1] It is found in forest, woodland, mangrove and plantations, and is locally common.^[1]

1 Description
2 References
3 External links
- 3.1 Cited texts

Description

The Ornate Lorikeet is a mainly green parrot about 25 cm (10.0 in) long. Its head above its eyes is purple-blue and its face below its eyes is red. There is red at back of the head and yellow behind the eyes. It does not have a collar at the back of the neck that Rainbow Lorikeets have. Its chin to chest has transverse strips and bars of red and blue. Its abdomen is green with sparse variable yellow scalloping. The beak is orange-red, the irises are dark orange, the eye-ring is dark grey, and the legs are grey.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Coates, B. J., & K. D. Bishop (1997). A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea. Dove Publications Pty. Ltd. ISBN 0 9590257 3 1
^ Forshaw (2006). plate 13.

BirdLife International (2008). Trichoglossus ornatus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 15 April 2009.

External links

Oriental Bird Images: Ornate Lorikeet Selected photos

Cited texts

Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691092516.

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)

Ornate Lorikeet

Contents

Description

References

External links

Cited texts