Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus moluccanus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Psittaciformes
Family
Psittaculidae
Genus
Trichoglossus
eBird Code
railor5

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.