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The coconut lorikeet measures 25–30 cm (10–12 in) in length and weighs around 109–137 g (3.8–4.8 oz). The bill is orange-red, and the head dark blue fading to brown at the neck. It has a yellow collar and green upperparts. The breast is red with blue-black barring, and the belly is green with yellow barring.
The type species was subsequently designated as the coconut lorikeet. [4] [5] Following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study of the lorikeets in 2020, three species were moved from Trichoglossus to the newly erected genus Saudareos. These were the Mindanao lorikeet, the ornate lorikeet and the Sula lorikeet (formerly the citrine ...
Native threatened species such as the stitchbird and kākā in New Zealand and the swift parrot in Tasmania may be at risk of contracting diseases from or being outcompeted by the invasive lorikeets. They also pose an economic threat to the horticultural industry as they damage soft fruits such as grapes and apples.
Loriinae is a subfamily of psittacine birds, one of the six subfamilies that make up the family Psittaculidae.It consists of three tribes, the lories and lorikeets (), the budgerigar (Melopsittacini) and the fig parrots (Cyclopsittini), which are small birds, mostly of bright colors and inhabitants of Oceania and the islands of Southeast Asia.
The group consists of the lories and lorikeets. Traditionally, they were considered a separate subfamily ( Loriinae ) from the other subfamily ( Psittacinae ) based on the specialized characteristics, but recent molecular and morphological studies show that the group is positioned in the middle of various other groups.
Their black-capped lory inhabits the primary forest and forest edges in most lowland areas up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) (sporadically to 1,750 m (5,740 ft)), but not monsoon forest or coconut plantations. It is usually found in pairs and occasionally in groups of 10 or more. Their diet includes pollen, nectar, flowers, fruit and insects.
Old World parrots are found from Africa east across south and southeast Asia and Oceania to Australia and New Zealand. Horned parakeet, Eunymphicus cornutus (E) Ouvea parakeet, Eunymphicus uvaeensis (E) New Caledonian parakeet, Cyanoramphus saissetti (E) New Caledonian lorikeet, Vini diadema (E)-probably extinct; Coconut lorikeet, Trichoglossus ...
Rainbow lorikeet, successfully introduced to Perth, Western Australia; Coconut lorikeet, successfully introduced to Hong Kong. [32] Possible confusion with rainbow lorikeet as they were previously considered conspecific. Kuhl's lorikeet, successfully introduced to the Line Islands in the Pacific Ocean