Red-collared Lorikeet

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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
Synonyms
Trichoglossus haematodus rubritorquis

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 is sometimes 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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v t e 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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