Family Parrots (Psittacidae)

Near Threatened

Pohnpei Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus)

Taxonomy

French: Loriquet de Ponapé German: Kirschlori Spanish: Lori de Ponapé

Taxonomy:

Chalcopsitta rubiginosa

Bonaparte

, 1850,

islands of Barabay and Gebe; error = Pohnpei, Caroline Islands

Member of the putative T. chlorolepidotus species-group (see that species). Monotypic.

Distribution:

Pohnpei, in E Caroline Is.

Descriptive notes

24 cm; 70–85 g. Dark reddish maroon throughout, darkest on head but with vague greyish scaling on rest of body; orange bill, grey legs, wing feathers dark yellowish... read more

Voice

Has quite a large repertoire of harsh notes, chatters and more whistled notes, including a... read more

Habitat

Forest and plantations.

Food and feeding

Nectar and pollen of coconut palms; also fruit and fly larvae.

Breeding

Breeding condition birds in Nov. Nest in hole in coconut palm or other large tree. 1 egg. No further information.

Movements

No information available.

Status and conservation

Not globally threatened. Currently considered Near Threatened. CITES II. A BirdLife “restricted-range” species. Common, especially in lowland plantations.

Bibliography

Public comments

Recommended citation

Collar, N. & Boesman, P. (2019). Pohnpei Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/54444 on 22 February 2019).

Scientific classification

Class: Aves

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

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Recent reappraisal of higher taxonomy of parrots#R proposed arrangement into three superfamilies, here treated as families (Strigopidae, Cacatuidae, Psittacidae); same study split Psittacidae, as here defined, into three families, with additional recognition of Psittrichasidae (Psittrichas to Coracopsis, below) and Psittaculidae (Psephotus to Micropsitta, below); in present work, separation of these families considered to require further study and perhaps additional support. In the past, present family was often split into two, with recognition of family Loriidae; at the other extreme, it was sometimes considered to include all Psittaciformes.

Subfamily: Loriinae

Tribe: Loriini

Genus: Trichoglossus Stephens, 1826

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Sometimes considered to include Psitteuteles. In past, authorship of present genus erroneously attributed to Vigors & Horsfield, 1827#R.

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