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 LC    Red-collared Lorikeet* Id (Atlas): 254
    Trichoglossus rubritorquis

Description (9)
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Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
30 - 32 cm

First Described (Guide)
Vigors & Horsfield, 1827

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest, mangroves, swamp forest, inland wetlands. Up to 700 m.

Range (Guide)
Australia.

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Northern Australia.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Rolling musical screech. Harsh screeches, raucous chatterings.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (31)...)

 
Red-collared Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubritorquis) [XC668761]
     by James Lambert from Holmes, Darwin Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia (call)

 
Red-collared Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubritorquis) [XC697086]
     by James Lambert from Muirhead, City of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia (call)

Nest
In a hole of a tree.

Eggs (Guide)
2, rarely 3; white; oval; 27 - 28 x 22 - 23 mm. Incubation: 25 - 26 days; by female.

Young
Fledge in about 56 days. Fed by both parents.

Subspecies
Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) and Red-collared Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubritorquis) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into Trichoglossus haematodus following Christidis and Boles (1994).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
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