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Psittaciformes / Psittaculidae / Trichoglossus

Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus moluccanus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (railor5) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Trichoglossus

Subspecies (2)

Trichoglossus moluccanus moluccanus

eastern and southeastern Australia (Wet Tropics region, northern Queensland, to Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island; introduced in Western Australia)
Trichoglossus moluccanus septentrionalis

northeastern Australia (southwestern Torres Strait islands and Cape York Peninsula, northern Queensland)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (railor5) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.