| Marigold lorikeet | |
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| At Lion Country Safari, Florida | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Trichoglossus |
| Species: | T. capistratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichoglossus capistratus (Bechstein, 1811) | |
The marigold lorikeet or Sumba lorikeet (Trichoglossus capistratus) [2] is a species of parrot that is endemic to the Southeast Asian islands of Sumba, Rote, Wetar and Kisar (Indonesia) and Timor (Indonesia and Timor-Leste). It was previously considered a subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet, [3] but following a review in 1997, [4] it is increasingly treated as a separate species. [5] [6]
Overall, the marigold lorikeet resembles a faded rainbow or scarlet-breasted lorikeet, with the blue to the head not as strongly demarcated and the chest ranging from orange-yellow to yellow. [3] In addition to the nominate subspecies from Timor, it includes the subspecies fortis ("Edward's lorikeet") from Sumba and flavotectus ("Wetar lorikeet") from Wetar. [5] It inhabits the edge of primary forest, secondary forest, woodland and plantations at altitudes below 500 m (1,600 ft) on Timor, but at least up to 950 m (3,120 ft) on Sumba. [7] It remains fairly common, [7] but its relatively small distribution could give cause for future concern.
