Loriinae

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Lories and lorikeets
Rainbow Lorikeet (H. t. moluccanus)
at Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Superfamily: Psittacoidea
Family: Psittaculidae
Subfamily: Loriinae
Tribes

Loriini
Melopsittacini
Cyclopsittini

The parrot subfamily Loriinae consists of three tribes, the lories and lorikeets (Loriini), the Budgerigar (Melopsittacini) and the fig parrots (Cyclopsittini).


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