rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) TRICHOGLOSSUS Swainsoni - Swainson's Greenlory
Date 1829-1833.
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Author Bayfield, George.; Swainson, William
Full title Zoological illustrations, or, Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities.
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The rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) is a species of parrot found in Australia. It is common along the eastern seaboard, from northern Queensland to South Australia and Tasmania. Its habitat is rainforest, coastal bush and woodland areas. Several taxa traditionally listed as subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet are now treated as separate species.