Trichoglossus

Trichoglossus is a genus of lorikeet in the Psittaculidae or true parrot superfamily. The genus is distributed widely through Australia, Wallacea and Melanesia, with outliers in the Philippines and Micronesia. Members of the genus are characterised by barring, sometimes prominently, on the upper breast.

Taxonomy

The genus Trichoglossus was introduced in 1826 by the English naturalist James Francis Stephens. The name combines the Ancient Greek thrix meaning "hair" and glōssa meaning "tongue". The type species was subsequently designated as the coconut lorikeet.

Species

The genus contains 22 species:

Image	Common name	Scientific name	Distribution
	Musk lorikeet	Trichoglossus concinnus	central east, southeast Australia
	Mindanao lorikeet	Trichoglossus johnstoniae	montane forest of Mindanao
	Iris lorikeet	Trichoglossus iris	Wetar and Timor
	Ornate lorikeet	Trichoglossus ornatus	Sulawesi and larger satellite islands
	Yellow-cheeked lorikeet	Trichoglossus meyeri	montane forest of Sulawesi
	Sula lorikeet	Trichoglossus flavoviridis	Sula Islands
	Blue-streaked lory	Trichoglossus reticulatus	Tanimbar Islands
	Blue-eared lory	Trichoglossus semilarvatus	montane forest of Seram
	Red lory	Trichoglossus borneus	montane Seram
	Black-winged lory	Trichoglossus cyanogenius	islands in Cenderawasih Bay
	Red-and-blue lory	Trichoglossus histrio	Sangihe Islands and Talaud
	Violet-necked lory	Trichoglossus squamatus	north Moluccas and small islets of Raja Ampat Islands
	Pohnpei lorikeet	Trichoglossus rubiginosus	lowlands of Pohnpei
	Scaly-breasted lorikeet	Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus	eastern Australia
	Coconut lorikeet	Trichoglossus haematodus	central, south Moluccas, west New Guinea, east to Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia
	Biak lorikeet	Trichoglossus rosenbergii	Biak
	Rainbow lorikeet	Trichoglossus moluccanus	east, southeast Australia and Tasmania
	Red-collared lorikeet	Trichoglossus rubritorquis	northwestern Australia
	Olive-headed lorikeet	Trichoglossus euteles	Lesser Sunda Islands
	Marigold lorikeet	Trichoglossus capistratus	central, east Lesser Sunda Islands
	Leaf lorikeet	Trichoglossus weberi	Flores
	Sunset lorikeet	Trichoglossus forsteni	Bali, west Lesser Sunda Islands and Flores Sea islands south of Sulawesi