Loriinae

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Loriinae
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Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Subfamily: Loriinae
Selby, 1836
Tribes

Loriinae is a subfamily of psittacine birds, one of the six subfamilies that make up the family Psittaculidae. It consists of three tribes, the lories and lorikeets (Loriini), the budgerigar (Melopsittacini) and the fig parrots (Cyclopsittini), which are small birds, mostly of bright colors and inhabitants of Oceania and the islands of Southeast Asia.

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Taxonomy

The subfamily Loriinae was introduced in 1836 (as Loriana and Lorianae) by the English naturalist Prideaux John Selby in his book The Natural History of Parrots. [1] [2] Traditionally it was considered that the lories were the only members of the subfamily Loriinae, or were integrated into their own family, Loriidae, [3] but currently they are classified as a tribe, Loriini, within a larger subfamily Loriinae. The genetic studies showed that the lories are closely related to the budgerigar and the fig parrots of the genera Cyclopsitta and Psittaculirostris , [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] that form the other two tribes that make up the subfamily, Melopsittacini and Cyclopsittini, respectively. Loriinae is integrated as one of the five subfamilies of the family Psittaculidae, together with Psittaculinae, Platycercinae, Psittacellinae, Agapornithinae; and in turn Psittaculidae forms together with two families more the superfamily Psittacoidea.

Genera

Vini australis Vini australis -two on a perch-8a-4c.jpg
Vini australis
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus Scalybreastedlorikeet.jpg
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Glossopsitta concinna Musk Lorikeet jul08.jpg
Glossopsitta concinna
Chalcopsitta scintillata Chalcopsitta sintillata -Fuengirola Zoo-8-1c.jpg
Chalcopsitta scintillata
Melopsittacus undulatus Budgerigar-strzelecki-qld.jpg
Melopsittacus undulatus
Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii qtl1.jpg
Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii
Psittaculirostris edwardsii Psittaculirostris edwardsii.jpg
Psittaculirostris edwardsii

The subfamily includes the following genera and tribes: [2] [9] [10]

Tribe Loriini:

Tribe Melopsittacini:

Tribe Cyclopsittini:

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<i>Vini</i> (bird) Genus of birds

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Orange-billed lorikeet</span> Species of bird

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ornate lorikeet</span> Species of bird

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<i>Eos</i> (bird) Genus of birds

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