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Genera of Lorikeets: Trichoglossus, Charmosyna, Glossopsitta, Neopsittacus, Oreopsittacus):
| Common & Scientific Names: | Native Range |
| Genus: Trichoglossus | |
| Blue-faced Lories (Trichoglossus haematodus intermedius) | Northern New Guinea from Torricelli Mountains and Sepik region to Astrolabe Bay |
| Blue Mountain Lory (Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus) | Eastern & South Australia,Tasmania |
| Black-throated aka Dark-throated Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus nigrogularis) | Aru Islands and eastern Kai Islands (Kai Islands are known as Kei Islands, and are found in the south-eastern part of the Maluku Islands in Indonesia) |
| Brook’s Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus brooki) | Probably Spirit, one of the Aru Islands in the province of Maluku in eastern Indonesia |
| Cherry-red Lorikeets (Ponapé Lory) (Trichoglossus rubiginosus) | Caroline Islands – a large archipelago of widely scattered islands in the western Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Guinea – situated in Micronesia. |
| Dark-throated Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus nigrogularis) | Aru Islands in the province of Maluku in eastern Indonesia |
| Deplanche’s or Deplanchi’s Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus deplanchii) | New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands |
| Djampea Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus djampeanus) | Djampea Island, Indonesia |
| Edward’s Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus capistratus) | Timor island (Divided between the independent state of East Timor, and West Timor, belonging to the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara) |
| Forsten’s Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) | Indonesia |
| Gold and Green Lorikeets or Scaly-breasted Lorikeets (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) | Northern Queensland, North Australia |
| Goldie’s Lorikeets (Trichoglossus goldei) | New Guinea |
| Green-naped Lories or Rainbow Lories (Trichoglossus haematodus haematodus) | New Guinea, Buru and Seram (formerly Ceram) – Maluku Province in Indonesia |
| Iris Lorikeets (Trichoglossus iris) | Timor and Wetar Island (province of Maluku) in Indonesia |
| Johnstone’s Lories (Trichoglossus johnstoniae) | Mindinao, Philippines |
| Massena’s Lorikeets (Coconut Lory) (Trichoglossus haematodus massena) | New Hebrides |
| Meyer’s Lorikeets (Trichoglossus flavoviridus) | Sulawesi (formerly known as Celebes) – part of the Maluku island group in Indonesia Group, Indonesia |
| Mitchell’s Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus mitchellii) | Islands of Bali and Lombok, Indonesia |
| Mount-Apo Lories (Johnstone’s Lories) (Trichoglossus johnstoniae) | Mindinao, Philippines |
| New Caledonia Lories or Deplanche’s Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus deplanchii) | Loyalty Islands – archipelago in the Pacific that is part of the French territory of New Caledonia |
| Ninigo Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus nesophilus) | Ninigo and Hermit Groups,which is west of Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. |
| Olive-green Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus flavicans) | New Hanover and Admiralty Islands |
| Ornate Lories or Ornate Lorikeets (Trichoglossus ornatus) | Sulawesi (formerly known as Celebes) – part of the Maluku island group in Indonesia Group, Indonesia |
| Pale-headed Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus caeruleiceps) | Southern New Guinea in southern Trans-Fly region and lower Fly River |
| Perfect Lorikeets (Trichoglossus euteles) | Indonesia |
| Ponapé Lories (Trichoglossus rubiginosus) | Caroline Islands – a large archipelago of widely scattered islands in the western Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Guinea – situated in Micronesia. |
| Rainbow Lories / Lorikeets (Green Naped) aka Green Naped Lories / Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus haematodus) | New Guinea, Buru and Seram (formerly Ceram) in the province of Maluku, Indonesia |
| Rainbow Lories / Lorikeets aka Swainson’s Blue Mountain, Swainson’s Blue Mt. Lorikeet, Swainson’s Lory, Blue Mountain Lories (Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus) | Eastern & South Australia,Tasmania |
| Red-breasted Lories or Salvadory Black-capped Lories (Trichoglossus haematodus mitchelli) | Bali, Lombok Island in Indonesia |
| Red-collared Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus rubritorquis) | Northern Australia |
| Red-crowned Lorikeets (Trichoglossus versicolor) | Northern Australia from Kimberley region of Western Australia east to coast of northeast Queensland |
| Red Lorikeets or Ponape Lories (Trichoglossus rubiginosus) | Caroline Islands – a large archipelago of widely scattered islands in the western Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Guinea – situated in Micronesia. |
| Rosenberg’s Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus rosenbergi) | Islands off north coast of New Guinea |
| Scaly-breasted Lorikeets (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) | Northern Queensland, North Australia |
| Southern Green-naped Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus micropteryx) | Eastern New Guinea; islands of Manam, Bagabag and Misima |
| Stresemann’s Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus stresemanni) | Kalao-tua Island, Indonesia |
| Sula Lorikeets (Trichoglossus flavoviridus flavoviridus) | Sula Islands – a group of islands in the Malukus in Indonesia. Its three main islands are Mangole, Sanae and Taliabu. |
| Sumba Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus fortis) | Sumba Island, Indonesia |
| Swainson’s / Swainson’s Blue Lories or Swainson’s Blue Mountain Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus) | Eastern & South Australia,Tasmania |
| Varied Lorikeets (Trichoglossus versicolor) | Northern Australia from Kimberley region of Western Australia east to coast of northeast Queensland |
| Weber’s Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus weberi) | Indonesia |
| Western Mount Apo Lorikeets (Trichoglossus johnstoniae pistra) | Mt. Malindang, Western Mindanao in the Philippines |
| Wetar Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus flavotectus) | Wetar and Roma Islands (province of Maluku) in Indonesia |
| Yellow & Green Lorikeets (Trichoglossus flavoviridus flavoviridus) | Sula Islands – a group of islands in the Malukus in Indonesia. Its three main islands are Mangole, Sanae and Taliabu. |
| Yellow-headed Lorikeets (Trichoglossus euteles) | Timor-Leste and the Lesser Sunda Islands from Lomblen east to Nila and Babar (Indonesia) |
| Genus: Charmosyna |
| Genus: Oreopsittacus | |
| Arfak Alpine Lorikeets (Oreopsittacus arfaki arfaki) | New Guinea |
| Greater Alpine Lorikeets (Oreopsittacus arfaki arfaki) | New Guinea |
| Southern Alpine Lorikeets (Oreopsittacus arfaki grandis) | Southeast New Guinea west to Huon peninsula and Sepik Region |
| Victoria Lories or Southern Alpine Lorikeets (Oreopsittacus arfaki arfaki) | New Guinea |
| Whiskered Lorikeets (Oreopsittacus arfaki arfaki) | New Guinea |
| Genus: Neopsittacus |
| Genus: Glossopsitta | |
| Little Lorikeets (Glossopsitta pusilla) | Tasmania |
| Musk Lorikeets (Glossopsitta concinna) | Southeast Australia, Kangaroo Islands, Tasmania |
| Purple-crowned Lorikeets (Glossopsitta porphysocephala) | Southern Australia |
| Common & Scientific Names, and Native Ranges | |
| Genera: Loriculus and Psitteuteles (may not be considered a true member of the “Lorikeet” group of birds – included for completeness) | |
| Malay Lorikeets (Loriculus galgulus) | Thailand south of Kra, Malaysia, Singapore, Anamba and Riau Islands, Borneo and some off-shore islands, Sumatra as well as islands of Bangka, Belitung, Nias, Siberut, Sipora and Enggano, in Indonesia |
| Ruby-capped Lorikeets (Psitteuteles iris rubripileum) | Independent state of East Timor (West Timor belongs to the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara) |
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Where are they found …
Where are they found …- About 76 Lories / Lorikeet Species are found in New Guinea
- About 11 occur in Australia
- Around 30 on Maluku Islands (Moluccas)
- About 4 in Tasmania
- About 3 in Fiji
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Name Confusion
The names “Lories and Lorikeets” are often thought of as “interchangeable”; and in Australia – and to some extent in the United States – these parrots are often collectively referred to as “lories.” However, there are some distinctive differences between them …
Physical differences between Lories and Lorikeets:
- Tails: Species with longer tapering tails are generally referred to as “lorikeets” and those with short, rounded or square tails as “lories.”
- Size: Lories tend to be bigger in size than lorikeets.
- Plumage: Most lories are red with patches of yellow, purple, and green. Most lorikeets are green with patches of red and yellow. There are some exceptions to this rule.
The two families are grouped as follow:
- Listing and Ranges of Lories (Genera: Chalcopsitta / Eos / Lorius / Vini / Pseudeos, Phigys)
- Listing and Ranges of Lorikeets (Genera: Trichoglossus, Charmosyna, Glossopsitta, Neopsittacus, Oreopsittacus)
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