Yellow-cheeked lorikeet

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Yellow-cheeked lorikeet
Yellow-and-green Lorikeet (Mustard-capped) imported from iNaturalist photo 107838470 on 14 April 2022.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Trichoglossus
Species:
T. meyeri
Binomial name
Trichoglossus meyeri
Walden, 1871
Synonyms

Saudareos meyeri

The yellow-cheeked lorikeet (Trichoglossus meyeri) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is generally common.

It was formerly considered conspecific with the Sula lorikeet and collectively called the citrine lorikeet. [2]

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Trichoglossus meyeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 July 2021.


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