The Zoochat Photographic Guide to Parrots

Family Psittaculidae

Subfamily Loriinae
About twenty-two genera, containing about 65 extant species.



Traditionally this subfamily (or family, depending on which taxonomy was being followed) was limited to the lories and lorikeets, which is a physically distinctive group of brush-tongued nectar-feeding parrots of the Australasian region. However, genetic studies have shown an unexpected relationship with the Budgerigar and a perhaps-less-unexpected relationship with fig parrots. Therefore the subfamily is currently treated as having three tribes: Loriini (about 19 genera containing about 60 species of lories and lorikeets), Melopsittacini (monotypic, for the Budgerigar), and Cyclopsittini (two genera with five species of fig parrot).



A couple of papers on genetics published in 2020 have rearranged the standard genera of the lories and lorikeets. In particular the genera Trichoglossus, Psitteuteles, and Charmosyna were found to be paraphyletic. The studies also confirmed that the Little and Purple-crowned Lorikeets, formerly in Glossopsitta with the Musk Lorikeet, should indeed be split to their own genus (Parvipsitta).


This paper is open access and explains the relationships the authors found between genera:
Uneven Missing Data Skew Phylogenomic Relationships within the Lories and Lorikeets

This paper provides a full review of the genera. It is only the abstract, but the taxonomy presented in it has been followed on the Wikipedia page for the Loriinae.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01584197.2020.1779596?journalCode=temu20


The genus Trichoglossus was found to be composed of two separate lineages, one in the islands to the west of New Guinea in Indonesia and the Philippines (split as Saudareos) and the other from the Australasian region (keeping the original name Trichoglossus).

The three species in Psitteuteles (the Varied, Goldie's, and Iris Lorikeets) were found to not be related to one another, with the first two therefore being placed in monotypic genera (respectively Psitteuteles for the Varied Lorikeet - related to Parvipsitta - and Glossoptilus for the Goldie's Lorikeet - related to the Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna), and with the Iris Lorikeet being placed amongst the Indonesian "Trichoglossus" lorikeets (i.e. the new genus Saudareos).

For Charmosyna - a genus of small long-tailed lorikeets of the Australasian and Pacific regions - they were found (as per the first paper I linked to above) to be composed of four lineages, one of which also encompassed the visually-dissimilar (larger and short-tailed) Phigys and Vini lorikeets. The second paper I linked to above placed these taxa into six genera (as also presented on Wikipedia). Hence C. wilhelminae has been placed in its own genus, Charminetta; C. pulchella and C. toxopei have been placed in Charmosynopsis; C. margarethae has been placed in Charmosynoides; C. placentis and C. rubronotata have been placed in Hypocharmosyna; C. multistriata has been placed in Synorhacma; and Vini now includes also Phigys and five of the former Charmosyna species. The genus Charmosyna itself now only houses two or three species from New Guinea (C. josefinae, C. papou, C. stellae).


52 of the extant species are depicted in the Zoochat galleries.



Tribe Loriini: lories and lorikeets
Nineteen genera.

I am listing the genera alphabetically here for ease of use - the taxonomic arrangement (showing the relationships between genera) can be seen on Wikipedia's Loriinae page.


Chalcopsitta
Black Lory Chalcopsitta atra
Brown (Duivenbode's) Lory Chalcopsitta duivenbodei
Yellowish-streaked Lory Chalcopsitta scintillata

Charminetta
[Traditionally included in the genus Charmosyna]
Wilhelmina's (Pigmy) Lorikeet Charminetta wilhelminae

Charmosyna
Josephine's Lorikeet Charmosyna josefinae
Papuan Lorikeet Charmosyna papou
Stella's Lorikeet Charmosyna stellae

Charmosynoides
[Traditionally included in the genus Charmosyna]
Duchess Lorikeet Charmosynoides margarethae

Charmosynopsis
[Traditionally included in the genus Charmosyna]
Fairy Lorikeet Charmosynopsis pulchella
Blue-fronted Lorikeet Charmosynopsis toxopei

Eos
Red Lory Eos bornea
Black-winged Lory Eos cyanogenia
Red-and-blue Lory Eos histrio
Blue-streaked Lory Eos reticulata
Blue-eared Lory Eos semilarvata
Violet-necked Lory Eos squamata

Glossoptilus
[Formerly in the genus Psitteuteles]
Goldie's Lorikeet Glossoptilus goldiei

Glossopsitta
Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna

Hypocharmosyna
[Traditionally included in the genus Charmosyna]
Red-flanked Lorikeet Hypocharmosyna placentis
Red-fronted (Red-spotted) Lorikeet Hypocharmosyna rubronotata

Lorius
White-naped Lory Lorius albidinuchus
Yellow-bibbed Lory Lorius chlorocercus
Purple-naped Lory Lorius domicella
Chattering Lory Lorius garrulus
Purple-bellied Lory Lorius hypoinochrous
Black-capped Lory Lorius lory

Neopsittacus
Musschenbroek's (Yellow-billed) Lorikeet Neopsittacus musschenbroekii
Emerald (Orange-billed) Lorikeet Neopsittacus pullicauda

Oreopsittacus
Plum-faced (Whiskered) Lorikeet Oreopsittacus arfaki

Parvipsitta
[Traditionally included in the genus Glossopsitta]
Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla
Purple-crowned Lorikeet Parvipsitta porphyrocephala

Pseudeos
Dusky Lory Pseudeos fuscata
Cardinal Lory Pseudeos cardinalis

Psitteuteles
Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor

Saudareos
[Traditionally included in the genus Trichoglossus]
Sula Lorikeet Saudareos flavoviridis
Iris Lorikeet Saudareos iris (formerly in Psitteuteles)
Mindanao (Johnstone's) Lorikeet Saudareos johnstoniae
Meyer's Lorikeet Saudareos meyeri (split from S. flavoviridis)
Ornate Lorikeet Saudareos ornatus

Synorhacma
[Traditionally included in the genus Charmosyna]
Striated Lorikeet Synorhacma multistriata

Trichoglossus
Marigold (Sumba) Lorikeet Trichoglossus capistratus
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Olive-headed (Perfect) Lorikeet Trichoglossus euteles
Forsten's (Scarlet-breasted or Sunset) Lorikeet Trichoglossus forsteni
Coconut (Green-naped) Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
Biak Lorikeet Trichoglossus rosenbergii
Pohnpei (Ponape) Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubiginosus
Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis
Flores (Weber's) Lorikeet Trichoglossus weberi

Vini
Red-throated Lorikeet Vini amabilis (traditionally placed in Charmosyna)
Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis
New Caledonian Lorikeet Vini diadema (traditionally placed in Charmosyna, and probably extinct)
Kuhl's Lorikeet Vini kuhlii
Meek's Lorikeet Vini meeki (traditionally placed in Charmosyna)
Palm Lorikeet Vini palmarum (traditionally placed in Charmosyna)
Blue Lorikeet Vini peruviana
Red-chinned Lorikeet Vini rubrigularis (traditionally placed in Charmosyna)
Sinoto's Lorikeet Vini sinotoi (extinct)
Collared Lory Vini solitarius (traditionally in a monotypic genus Phigys)
Stephen's Lorikeet Vini stepheni
Ultramarine Lorikeet Vini ultramarina
Conquered Lorikeet Vini vidivici (extinct)



Tribe Melopsittacini
One monotypic genus.

Melopsittacus
Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus



Tribe Cyclopsittini
Two genera.

Cyclopsitta
Double-eyed Fig Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma
Orange-breasted Fig Parrot Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii

Psittaculirostris
Desmarest's (Large) Fig Parrot Psittaculirostris desmarestii
Edwards' Fig Parrot Psittaculirostris edwardsii
Salvadori's Fig Parrot Psittaculirostris salvadorii

 

Chalcopsitta
Three species.

The Cardinal Lory Pseudeos cardinalis has also traditionally been placed in this genus but has recently been moved to Pseudeos.



Black Lory Chalcopsitta atra
Three subspecies: atra, bernsteini, insignis.

Also known as Rajah Lory.


Found in western New Guinea. C. a. atra is found on the western Vogelkop Peninsula and nearby islands. C. a. bernsteini is found on the island of Misool. C. a. insignis is found in the eastern Vogelkop Peninsula and neighbouring areas including Rumberpon Island.


Photo by @Maguari at Prague Zoo Praha (Czech Republic) - subspecies atra.


Black Lories at Prague, 24/05/10 - ZooChat


Photo by @Tomek at Weltvogelpark Walsrode (Germany) - subspecies insignis.


Black Lory (Chalcopsitta atra insignis) october 2007 - ZooChat



Duivenbode's Lory Chalcopsitta duivenbodei
Generally regarded as monotypic; otherwise two subspecies may be recognised (duivenbodei and syringanuchalis).

Also known as Brown Lory.


Found in New Guinea (with C. d. syringanuchalis in the south-east if subspecies are recognised).


Photo by @gentle lemur at Cotswold Wildlife Park (UK).


Duivenbode's lories 2005 - ZooChat



Yellow-streaked Lory Chalcopsitta scintillata
Three subspecies: chloroptera, rubrifrons, scintillata.


Found in New Guinea. C. c. chloroptera is from southeast and south-central New Guinea as far west as the Fly River. C. c. rubrifrons is from the Aru Islands, west of New Guinea. C. c. scintillata is from southern New Guinea, west of the Fly River.


The subspecies can (technically) be identified by colouration but this is difficult in practice with captive birds of unknown origins. The nominate subspecies has red underwing coverts (rather than green) but none of the photos in the Zoochat galleries show birds with raised wings. There is some red showing on the wing-edge of the bird in the photo by @Tomek used below, so I have used that as a representative of the nominate subspecies (Zootierliste treats these as being of non-subspecific status). The subspecies C. s. rubrifrons has the streaking on the breast orange rather than bright yellow, and as all the photos of birds in the Bali Bird Park gallery show this characteristic I think these are probably of this subspecies, so I have used one of those photos to illustrate that subspecies. But these identifications cannot be considered definitive from photos.


Photo by @Goura at the Bali Bird Park (Indonesia) - subspecies rubrifrons ? (based on colouration, as per the above explanation).


Yellow-streaked lory - ZooChat


Photo by @Tomek at Birdworld (UK) - subspecies scintillata ? (based on colouration, as per the above explanation).


Yellow-streaked Lory (Chalcopsitta scintillata), April 2016 - ZooChat

 

Charminetta
One species.

Traditionally included in the genus Charmosyna, but split in 2020 on genetic studies showing that the genus was paraphyletic.



Wilhelmina's Lorikeet Charminetta wilhelminae
Monotypic.

Also known as Pigmy Lorikeet.


Found in the mountains of New Guinea.


There are no photos of this species in the Zoochat galleries.

 

Charmosyna
Two or three species.


This genus was formerly much larger - about fifteen species in total - but genetic studies showed that it was paraphyletic and in 2020 the species were split between six different genera. The genetics also showed that the short-tailed Phigys and Vini lorikeets of the Pacific were nested within the complex that was Charmosyna. When the genus was split, only two or three species (all from New Guinea) remained in Charmosyna. Below I have placed the full list of species which were in the genus and the new genera to which they have been moved.


Wilhelmina's (Pigmy) Lorikeet Charmosyna wilhelminae - moved to Charminetta
Josephine's Lorikeet Charmosyna josefinae - retained in Charmosyna
Papuan Lorikeet Charmosyna papou - retained in Charmosyna
Stella's Lorikeet Charmosyna stellae - retained in Charmosyna
Duchess Lorikeet Charmosyna margarethae - moved to Charmosynoides
Fairy Lorikeet Charmosyna pulchella - moved to Charmosynopsis
Blue-fronted Lorikeet Charmosyna toxopei - moved to Charmosynopsis
Red-flanked Lorikeet Charmosyna placentis - moved to Hypocharmosyna
Red-fronted (Red-spotted) Lorikeet Charmosyna rubronotata - moved to Hypocharmosyna
Striated Lorikeet Charmosyna multistriata - moved to Synorhacma
Red-throated Lorikeet Charmosyna amabilis - moved to Vini
New Caledonian Lorikeet Charmosyna diadema - moved to Vini
Meek's Lorikeet Charmosyna meeki - moved to Vini
Palm Lorikeet Charmosyna palmarum - moved to Vini
Red-chinned Lorikeet Charmosyna rubrigularis - moved to Vini



Josephine's Lorikeet Charmosyna josefinae
Three subspecies: cycloporum, josefinae, sepikiana.


Found in New Guinea. C. j. cycloporum is from the Cyclops Mountains. C. j. josefinae is from the Vogelkop Mountains east to the Snow Mountains. C. j. sepikiana is from the western mountains of Papua New Guinea.


Photo by @vogelcommando at a bird market in the Netherlands - male bird of the subspecies sepikiana (by appearance). Female birds have yellow on the back.


Josephine's lorikeet - ZooChat



Papuan Lorikeet Charmosyna papou
Four subspecies: goliathina, papou, stellae, wahnesi.

This species has been split in two - the monotypic Papuan Lorikeet C. papou and the Stella's Lorikeet C. stellae with three subspecies (goliathina, stellae, wahnesi) - but this seems like such a bogus split that I have ignored it. The major point of the split is that papou doesn't have a melanistic morph while the other three subspecies do, and there are some other minor colouration points. There isn't any genetic basis for it as far as I can tell. Some checklists accept the split and some do not.


Found in New Guinea. C. p. goliathina is from the mountains of western and central New Guinea (the name comes from Mt Goliath). C. p. papou is from the Vogelkop Mountains. C. p. stellae is from the eastern mountain ranges. C. p. wahnesi is from the mountains of the Huon Peninsula.

Only the subspecies goliathina is pictured in the Zoochat galleries.


Photo by @Vision at Loro Parque (Canary Islands) - melanistic morph of the subspecies goliathina.


Papuan lorikeet, Charmosyna papou goliathina - ZooChat


Photo by @devilfish at Attica Zoological Park (Greece) - red morph of the subspecies goliathina.


Stella's lorikeet, February 2016 - ZooChat


Photo by @Kakapo at Prague Zoo Praha (Czech Republic) - female of the red morph of the subspecies goliathina (although Zootierliste labels this zoo as having held non-subspecific birds). Female birds have a yellow rump as can be seen in this photo.


Papuan Lorikeet (Charmosyna papou) - ZooChat

 

Charmosynoides
One species.

Traditionally included in the genus Charmosyna, but split in 2020 on genetic studies showing that the genus was paraphyletic.



Duchess Lorikeet Charmosynoides margarethae
Monotypic.

Also known as Margaret's or Princess Margaret's Lorikeet.


Found on Bougainville Island and the Solomon Islands, east of New Guinea.


There are no photos of this species in the Zoochat galleries.

 

Charmosynopsis
Two species.

Traditionally included in the genus Charmosyna, but split in 2020 on genetic studies showing that the genus was paraphyletic.



Fairy Lorikeet Charmosynopsis pulchella
Two subspecies: pulchella and rothschildi.


Found in the mountains of New Guinea, with C. p. pulchella occurring throughout, except the Cyclops Mountains, and C. p. rothschildi in the Cyclops Mountains.


Photo by @Tomek at Weltvogelpark Walsrode (Germany) - subspecies pulchellus based on colouration, although Zootierliste has it as "no subspecific status".


Fairy Lorikeet (Charmosyna pulchella) October 2009 - ZooChat



Blue-fronted Lorikeet Charmosynopsis toxopei
Monotypic.


Endemic to the island of Buru in the Moluccas (west of New Guinea).


There are no photos of this species in the Zoochat galleries.

 

Eos
Six species, all of which are represented in the Zoochat galleries.



Red Lory Eos bornea
Four subspecies: bernsteini, bornea, cyanonothus, rothschildi.


Endemic to the Moluccan and Kai Islands. E. b. bernsteini is found in the Kai Islands; E. b. bornea on the south Moluccan islands of Ambon, Saparua and Haruku; E. b. cyanonothus on Buru; and E. b. rothschildi on Ceram.


Photo by @Maguari at Woburn Safari Park (UK) - subspecies bornea.


Red Lories at Woburn, 22/07/12 - ZooChat



Black-winged Lory Eos cyanogenia
Monotypic.

Also known as Blue-cheeked Lory or Biak Red Lory, although neither name seems to be common and both have the potential for confusion with other Eos species.


Apparently endemic to islands in New Guinea's Geelvink Bay, specifically Biak Island and the smaller islands of Numfor, Manim, and Mios Num. It is, as far as is known, not found on nearby Yapen Island or on the nearby mainland, which gives the species a curiously restricted range.


Photo by @Tomek at Wingham Wildlife Park (UK).


Black-winged Lory (Eos cyanogenia) - ZooChat



Red-and-blue Lory Eos histrio
Three questionable subspecies: challengeri, histrio, talautensis.


Endemic to island groups near Sulawesi, on the Nanusa Islands (E. h. challengeri), Sangihe Islands (E. h. histrio), and Talaud Islands (E. h. talautensis). The validity of the subspecies is questionable, and apparently the species is now extinct on all islands except for Karakelang (i.e. the subspecies talautensis).


Photo by @Nick@Amsterdam at Avilon Zoo (Philippines).


Red-and-blue Lory (Eos histrio) - ZooChat



Blue-streaked Lory Eos reticulata
Monotypic.


Endemic to the islands of Yamdena and Larat (Tanimbar Islands) and Babar Island.


Photo by @LaughingDove at Jurong Bird Park (Singapore).


Blue-streaked Lory - ZooChat



Blue-eared Lory Eos semilarvata
Monotypic.


Endemic to the island of Ceram in the Moluccas.


Photo by @ThylacineAlive at Weltvogelpark Walsrode (Germany).


Blue-Eared Lory - ZooChat



Violet-necked Lory Eos squamata
Three subspecies: obiensis, riciniata, squamata.


Endemic to the north Moluccan and west Papuan islands. E. s. obiensis is from Obi Island. E. s. riciniata is from the North Moluccan islands. E. s. squamata is from the West Papuan islands.

All the photos in the Zoochat galleries appear to be of the subspecies riciniata.


Photo by @alexkant at Hai Park (Israel) - subspecies riciniata.


Violet-necked lory/ Eos squamata - ZooChat

 

Glossoptilus
One species.

This genus was resurrected to house the Goldie's Lorikeet after genetic studies showed that the genus Psitteuteles was paraphyletic. The three species which had been contained within that genus - Goldie's Lorikeet Psitteuteles goldiei, Iris Lorikeet Psitteuteles iris, and Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor - are now placed in three different genera (Glossoptilus, Saudareos and Psitteuteles respectively).



Goldie's Lorikeet Glossoptilus goldiei
Monotypic.


Endemic to the mountains of New Guinea.


Photo by @vogelcommando at Antwerp Zoo (Belgium).


Goldie's lorikeet - ZooChat


Photo by @Zooish at Bird Paradise (Singapore).


Goldie's Lorikeet (Psitteuteles goldiei) - ZooChat

 

Glossopsitta
One species.

This genus has traditionally also included the Little Lorikeet and the Purple-crowned Lorikeet, both of which have since been moved to their own genus Parvipsitta as the genetics show that they are not closely related.



Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
Two subspecies: concinna and didimus.


Endemic to southeastern Australia, with G. c. concinna found from southeast Queensland to South Australia, including Kangaroo Island; and G. c. didimus in Tasmania.


Photo by @Hix in the wild, Australia - subspecies concinna. The sexes are very similar but the male is on the left here, with the red and blue on the head being brighter and a little more extensive than in the female.


Musk Lorikeets at nesting hollow - ZooChat

 

Hypocharmosyna
Two species.

Traditionally included in the genus Charmosyna, but split in 2020 on genetic studies showing that the genus was paraphyletic.



Red-flanked Lorikeet Hypocharmosyna placentis
Five subspecies: intensior, ornata, pallidior, placentis, subplacens.


Also known as Pleasing Lorikeet.


Found from the Moluccas to the islands east of New Guinea. H. p. intensior is from the north Moluccas. H. p. ornata is from the West Papuan islands and the nearby mainland of New Guinea. H. p. pallidior is from the islands east of New Guinea, including the Bismarck and Admiralty Islands. H. p. placentis is found from the south Moluccas through to southern New Guinea. H. p. subplacens is from eastern New Guinea.


There are only a few photos of this species in the Zoochat galleries, all of the nominate subspecies placentis.


Photo by @Malayan Tapir at Tropical Wings Zoo (UK) - male bird of the subspecies placentis.


Red-flanked Lorikeet - ZooChat


Photo by @Zooish at Jurong Bird Park (Singapore) - female bird of the subspecies placentis.


Red-flanked Lorikeet (Hypocharmosyna placentis) - ZooChat



Red-fronted Lorikeet Hypocharmosyna rubronotata
Two subspecies: kordoana and rubronotata.


Also known as Red-spotted Lorikeet.


Found in northwest New Guinea, with H. r. kordoana restricted to Biak Island, and H. r. rubronotata found on Salawati island and the nearby mainland.


There are only two photos of this species in the Zoochat galleries, both of a male bird (females have a green crown and green ear-coverts streaked with yellow), and I have just used both of them. Both photos are by @Tomek at Weltvogelpark Walsrode (Germany), and look like they must be the subspecies rubronotata.


Charmosyna rubronotata. - ZooChat


Red-fronted Lorikeet (Charmosyna rubronotata) October 2011 - ZooChat

 

Lorius
Six species.


Almost all the species in this genus are very similar to one another, being predominantly red with green wings, a black cap, and in three species with some yellow on the breast. The Chattering Lory is distinctive in lacking a black cap, and the Black-capped Lory has purple underparts.


The only species which is not represented in the Zoochat galleries is the White-naped Lory Lorius albidinuchus.



White-naped Lory Lorius albidinuchus
Monotypic.


Endemic to the island of New Ireland, east of New Guinea.


There are no photos of this species in the Zoochat galleries.



Yellow-bibbed Lory Lorius chlorocercus
Monotypic.


Endemic to the Solomon Islands.


Photo by @Zooish at Jurong Bird Park (Singapore).


Lory Loft - Yellow-bibbed Lory (Lorius chlorocercus) - ZooChat



Purple-naped Lory Lorius domicella
Monotypic.


Also known as Purple-capped Lory.


The Blue-thighed or Jamrach's Lory Lorius tibialis, described in 1871, is known from a single bird which was bought at a market in Calcutta (India) in about 1867 and kept at London Zoo. It is now considered to be an aberrant specimen of L. domicella. It lacks the black/purple cap but is otherwise similar.


Endemic to Ceram and Ambon, in the south Moluccas.


Photo by @Daniel Sörensen at Weltvogelpark Walsrode (Germany).


Purple-naped lory - ZooChat



Chattering Lory Lorius garrulus
Three subspecies: flavopalliatus, garrulus, morotaianus.


Endemic to the North Moluccas. L. g. flavopalliatus is found on the islands of Bacan and Obi. L. g. garrulus is found on the islands of Halmahera and Widi. L. g. morotaianus is found on the islands of Morotai and Rau.


Photo by @Zooish at Jurong Bird Park (Singapore) - subspecies flavopalliatus, the Yellow-backed Chattering Lory.


Lory Loft - Yellow-backed Chattering Lory (Lorius garrulus flavopalliatus) - ZooChat


Photo by @Chlidonias at Kuala Lumpur Bird Park (Malaysia) - subspecies garrulus; note the entirely red back.


Chattering Lory (Lorius garrulus) - ZooChat



Purple-bellied Lory Lorius hypoinochrous
Three subspecies: devittatus, hypoinochrous, rosselianus.


The Stresemann's Lory Lorius amabilis, described in 1931, is known from a single bird from the island of New Britain. It is now considered to be an aberrant specimen of L. hypoinochrous. It lacks the black cap but is otherwise similar.


Found in eastern New Guinea and the islands to the east of that island. L. h. devittatus is found in eastern New Guinea, in the Bismarck Archipelago, in the d'Entrecasteaux and the Trioband Islands, and on Woodlark Island. L. h. hypoinochrous is found on Misima and Tagula Islands in the Louisiade Archipelago. L. h. rosselianus is found on Rossel Island in the Louisiade Archipelago.


Photo by @Sicarius at Loro Parque (Canary Islands) - subspecies devittatus.


Fergusson purple-bellied lory (Lorius hypoinochrous devittatus) - ZooChat



Black-capped Lory Lorius lory
Seven subspecies: cyanuchen, erythrothorax, jobiensis, lory, salvadorii, somu, viridicrissalis.


Found through most of New Guinea in the west, south and east. L. l. cyanuchen is found on Biak Island. L. l. erythrothorax is found across southern New Guinea. L. l. jobiensis is found on Yapen and Mios Num islands. L. l. lory is found on the West Papuan Islands and on the Vogelkop Peninsula. L. l. salvadorii is found in northern Papua New Guinea. L. l. somu is found across western Papua New Guinea. L. l. viridicrissalis is found in northern West Papua.


The subspecies are all visually different in colour with regards to the extent of purple/blue/black in the plumage, with L. l. lory having the most and L. l. somu having the least. Technically they can be distinguished in this way, but doing this via photos of captive birds where the pose may not be helpful, where the colour of the photo may not be accurate, and where hybridisation between subspecies could have occurred, makes it a bit more uncertain. Some of the subspecies have blue underwing coverts while in others these are red, however none of the photos in the Zoochat galleries show this properly.


Most of the photos in the galleries are of L. l. erythrothorax, with a few of L. l .lory. Only one photo (from a zoo in Java) definitely shows an additional species, although I'm not sure whether it is L. l. salvadorii or L. l. viridicrissalis.


Photo by @vogelcommando at Zoo Veldhoven (Netherlands) - subspecies erythrothorax.


Black-capped lory - ZooChat


Photo by @Chlidonias at Melaka Bird Park (Malaysia) - subspecies lory.


Black-capped Lory (Lorius lory) - ZooChat


Photo by @Nandito at Taman Safari Bogor (Indonesia) - I think this is probably the subspecies viridicrissalis. Both this subspecies and L. l. salvadorii have a blue band right across the lower breast as can be clearly seen in the photo, which meets the underwing coverts of the same colour, but in viridicrissalis this is described as being a much darker blackish-blue.


Bird Aviary - Black-capped lory (Lorius lory) - ZooChat

 

Neopsittacus
Two species.

There appears to be only one photo of each of the species in the Zoochat galleries.



Musschenbroek's Lorikeet Neopsittacus musschenbroekii
Two or three subspecies: major, medius, musschenbroekii.


Also known as Yellow-billed Lorikeet.


Endemic to the mountains of New Guinea. N. m. major is from the mountains of southeastern New Guinea. N. m. medius is found from the Snow Mountains east to central New Guinea. N. m. musschenbroekii is found in the Vogelkop mountains.

The subspecies medius and major may be combined (as major) by some authors.


Photo by @bongorob at Chester Zoo (UK) - not listed with subspecies in Zootierliste but it looks like major.


Musschenbroek's Lorikeets, Chester Zoo - ZooChat



Emerald Lorikeet Neopsittacus pullicauda
Three subspecies: alpinus, pullicauda, socialis.


Also known as Orange-billed Lorikeet.


Endemic to the mountains of New Guinea. N. p. alpinus is found from the Snow Mountains east to western Papua New Guinea. N. p. pullicauda is from the mountains of southeastern New Guinea. N. p. socialis is found in the Herzog Mountains and the mountains of the Huon Peninsula.


Photo by @Maguari at Weltvogelpark Walsrode (Germany) - listed by Zootierliste as being of unknown subspecies.


Emerald Lorikeet at Walsrode, 22/03/13 - ZooChat

 

Oreopsittacus
One species.



Plum-faced Lorikeet Oreopsittacus arfaki
Three subspecies: arfaki, grandis, major.


Also known as Whiskered Lorikeet.


Endemic to the mountains of New Guinea. O. a. arfaki is found in the Vogelkop mountains. O. a. grandis is from the mountains of southeastern New Guinea. O. a. major is found in the Snow Mountains.


The two photos used here (depicting a male and a female, conveniently enough) are the only two photos of this species in the Zoochat galleries. Both were taken at Walsrode, and Zootierliste does not list the holdings to subspecies. O. a. grandis lacks the red on the underparts and flanks, but the other two subspecies are similar to one another in appearance.


Photo by @Maguari at Weltvogelpark Walsrode (Germany) - male bird (the female has a green crown).


Plum-faced Lorikeet at Walsrode, 22/03/13 - ZooChat


Photo by @Therabu at Weltvogelpark Walsrode (Germany) - female bird.


Plum-faced Lorikeet Oreopsittacus arfaki - ZooChat

 

Parvipsitta
Two species.

These two species have traditionally been included in the genus Glossopsitta with the Musk Lorikeet but the genetics show they are not closely related to that species.



Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla
Monotypic.


Found down the eastern coast of Australia, from Queensland to South Australia.


Photo by @Hix at Cleland Wildlife Park (Australia).


Little Lorikeet - ZooChat



Purple-crowned Lorikeet Parvipsitta porphyrocephala
Monotypic.


Found across southern Australia, from NSW to Western Australia.


Photo by @WhistlingKite24 at Featherdale Wildlife Park (Australia).


Purple-crowned Lorikeets - ZooChat

 

Pseudeos
Two species.



Dusky Lory Pseudeos fuscata
Monotypic.


From New Guinea, including some of the larger western Islands such as Salawati and Yapen.


This species occurs naturally in red and yellow morphs, and there is also an intermediate morph. Interestingly, almost all the photos in the Zoochat galleries are of the red morph.


Photo by @gentle lemur at Wingham Wildlife Park (UK) - red morph.


Dusky lory - ZooChat


Photo by @Astrobird at Melbourne Zoo (Australia) - yellow morph.


Dusky Lori - ZooChat


Photo by @Maguari at Woburn Safari Park (UK) - intermediate morph (in foreground).


Dusky Lories at Woburn, 20/06/10 - ZooChat



Cardinal Lory Pseudeos cardinalis
Monotypic.

Formerly placed in the genus Chalcopsitta.


Found in the eastern Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands.


Photo by @Tomek at Weltvogelpark Walsrode (Germany).


Cardinal Lory (Chalcopsitta cardinalis) october 2007 - ZooChat

 

Psitteuteles
One species.

This genus formerly contained three species - Goldie's Lorikeet Psitteuteles goldiei, Iris Lorikeet Psitteuteles iris, and Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor - but was shown to be paraphyletic and the species are now in three genera (Glossoptilus, Saudareos and Psitteuteles respectively).



Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor
Monotypic.


Found across northern Australia, from the Kimberley in Western Australia to northeast Queensland.


Photo by @Terry Thomas of a privately-owned captive bird.


Varied lorikeet - ZooChat

 

Saudareos
Five species.


Traditionally included in the genus Trichoglossus, but split in 2020 on genetic studies showing that the genus was paraphyletic. The species moved to this genus are from the Philippines and Indonesian islands west of New Guinea, while the species retained in Trichoglossus are mainly distributed through New Guinea and Australia.


The only species not represented in the Zoochat galleries is the Sula Lorikeet Saudareos flavoviridis.



Sula Lorikeet Saudareos flavoviridis
Monotypic. The Meyer's Lorikeet S. meyeri was formerly included as a subspecies.


Also known as Sula, Yellow and Green, Yellow-cheeked, or Citrine Lorikeet. Because flavoviridis and meyeri were formerly treated as being conspecific the common names are a bit messy. Hence here I have called them the Sula Lorikeet for flavoviridis and Meyer's Lorikeet for meyeri.


Endemic to the Sula Islands in the north Moluccas.


There are no photos of this species in the Zoochat galleries.



Iris Lorikeet Saudareos iris
Three subspecies have been described - iris, rubripileum and wetterensis - but they are questionably distinct.


This species has traditionally been placed in Psitteuteles but that genus has been shown to be paraphyletic, with iris falling genetically amongst the Saudareos species.


Endemic to the Lesser Sunda islands of Timor and Wetar. Of the three subspecies noted earlier, S. i. iris is from West Timor, S. i. rubripileum from East Timor, and S. i. wetterensis from Wetar - but especially the first two are doubtfully valid.


Photo by @Goura at Jurong Bird Park (Singapore).


Iris lorikeet - ZooChat



Mindanao Lorikeet Saudareos johnstoniae
Monotypic. Two subspecies have been described (johnstoniae and pistra) but their validity is questionable.


Also known as Johnstone's or Mount Apo Lorikeet.


Endemic to the mountains forests of Mindanao in the Philippines. Of the two subspecies noted earlier, S. j. johnstoniae is found in the mountains in central Mindanao, and S. j. pistra on Mt. Malindang in western Mindanao.


Photo by @geomorph at San Diego Zoo (USA).


Lost Forest - Birds of Australasia - Mindanao Lorikeet Exhibit - ZooChat



Meyer's Lorikeet Saudareos meyeri
Monotypic. Typically treated as a subspecies of S. flavoviridis but genetically it is distinct.


Also known as Yellow and Green, Yellow-cheeked, Mustard-capped, or Citrine Lorikeet. Because flavoviridis and meyeri were formerly treated as being conspecific the common names are a bit messy. Hence here I have called them the Sula Lorikeet for flavoviridis and Meyer's Lorikeet for meyeri.


Endemic to Sulawesi.


Photo by @Maguari at Loro Parque (Canary Islands).


Meyer's Lorikeet at Loro Parque, 08/11/10 - ZooChat



Ornate Lorikeet Saudareos ornatus
Monotypic.


Found on Sulawesi and in some of the nearby island groups (Togian, Banggai, Peleng, and Tukangbesi).


Photo by @Kowari at San Antonio Zoo (USA).


San Antonio Zoo - Ornate lorikeet - ZooChat

 

Synorhacma
One species.

Traditionally included in the genus Charmosyna, but split in 2020 on genetic studies showing that the genus was paraphyletic.



Striated Lorikeet Synorhacma multistriata
Monotypic.


Found in the New Guinea mountains, from the Snow Mountains east to Crater Mountain.


Photo by @Tomek at Weltvogelpark Walsrode (Germany). This is the only photo of this species in the Zoochat galleries.


Striated Lorikeet (Charmosyna multistriata) - ZooChat

 

Trichoglossus
About ten species.


Note that five further species have been split off to a separate genus (Saudareos), as genetic studies published in 2020 showed that Trichoglossus was paraphyletic. The species retained in Trichoglossus are mainly distributed through New Guinea and Australia, while the species moved to Saudareos are all from the Philippines and Indonesian islands west of New Guinea.


Almost all the species still within Trichoglossus were formerly treated as subspecies of T. haematodus, although the Olive-headed Lorikeet T. euteles has more often been considered a full species given that it is sympatric on Timor with T. h. capitratus (now T. capistratus). The only species of the genus which have always been considered full species are the Scaly-breasted Lorikeet T. chlorolepidotus and the Pohnpei Lorikeet T. rubiginosus.


There is a nice illustration on the following link, showing the species / subspecies of the T. haematodus complex and how they differ (note especially the colours of the breast and belly of each form). Visually the only really distinct taxa are the Olive-headed Lorikeet T. euteles which is entirely green apart for the yellow head and which lacks a distinct collar, and Weber's Lorikeet T. weberi which is coloured entirely in shades of green.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure...hoglossus-haematodus-complex-T_fig4_322586770


The only species not represented in the Zoochat galleries is the Pohnpei Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubiginosus .



Marigold Lorikeet Trichoglossus capistratus
Four subspecies: capistratus, flavotectus, fortis, stresemanni

Note that the 2020 papers on Loriinae genetics, mentioned earlier in the thread, showed that the subspecies stresemanni falls within T. capistratus (which is where I have therefore placed it) and not within T. forsteni where it is usually placed. This subspecies is not pictured here, but visually it resembles T. forsteni (with an orange breast) rather than T. capistratus (with a yellow breast).

The only subspecies represented in the Zoochat galleries is T. c. capistratus.


Also known as Sumba Lorikeet - technically this name should only apply to the subspecies T. c. fortis, but it seems to be commonly used as a name for the entire species.


Found in the Lesser Sundas (Indonesia). T. c. capistratus is found on Timor. T. c. flavotectus is found on Wetar, Romang and Kisar islands. T. c. fortis is found on Sumba. T. c. stresemanni is found on the island of Kalaotoa in the Flores Sea.


Photo by @Daniel Sörensen at Weltvogelpark Walsrode (Germany) - subspecies capistratus.


Marigold lorikeet (Trichoglossus capistratus capistratus) - ZooChat



Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Monotypic.


Found in eastern Australia, in Queensland and NSW; also introduced to the Melbourne area in Victoria.


Photo by @Hix at Taronga Zoo (Australia).


Scaly-breasted Lorikeet - ZooChat


Photo by @WhistlingKite24 in the wild, Australia, showing the blue crown and the scaling on the back.


Wild Scaly-breasted Lorikeets (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) - ZooChat



Olive-headed Lorikeet Trichoglossus euteles
Monotypic.

Also known as Perfect Lorikeet.


Endemic to the island of Timor and smaller nearby islands.


Photo by @Goura at Dierenpark Planckendael (Belgium).


Olive-headed lorikeet - ZooChat



Forsten's Lorikeet Trichoglossus forsteni
Three subspecies: djampeanus, forsteni, mitchellii.

Note that the 2020 papers on Loriinae genetics, mentioned earlier in the thread, showed that the subspecies stresemanni falls within T. capistratus (which is where I have therefore placed it) and not within T. forsteni.

The subspecies forsteni and mitchellii are represented in the Zoochat galleries.


Also known as Scarlet-breasted or Sunset Lorikeet.


Found in Indonesia, in the western Lesser Sundas west to Bali. T. f. djampeanus is endemic to Tanahjampea Island in the Flores Sea. T. f. forsteni is endemic to Sumbawa in the Lesser Sundas. T. f. mitchellii is found from Bali to Lombok.


Photo by @Daniel Sörensen at Weltvogelpark Walsrode (Germany) - subspecies forsteni.


Sumbawa lorikeet (Trichoglossus forsteni forsteni) - ZooChat


Photo by @gentle lemur at Paradise Park (UK) - subspecies mitchellii.


Mitchell's lorikeet - ZooChat



Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
Eight or nine subspecies: caeruleiceps, deplanchii, flavicans, haematodus, intermedius, massena, micropteryx, nesophilus, nigrogularis. The subspecies intermedius is now generally merged into T. h. haematodus.

Formerly most of the other species listed here under this genus were treated as subspecies of T. haematodus.


Most of the subspecies are not represented in the Zoochat galleries. There are a few photos of wild T. h. caeruleiceps in flight (by @Hix) which aren't much good for comparisons with other subspecies but I have included one of them anyway; there is just one photo of T. h. deplanchii (by @Maguari); there are two photos of wild T. h. massena (by @Chlidonias); and then all the other photos are of either T. h. haematodus or indeterminate birds or probable-hybrid birds.


Also known as Green-naped Lorikeet. Commonly called Rainbow Lorikeet as well, because the pre-split species included the Australian T. moluccanus.


Found mainly in New Guinea and nearby islands, but also west to the Moluccan islands and east to Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Introduced populations are found elsewhere, including Singapore. T. h. caeruleiceps is from southern New Guinea, including Australian-owned islands in the northern Torres Strait (Boigu and Saibai islands). T. h. deplanchii is from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. T. h. flavicans is from New Hanover and the Admiralty and Nuguria Islands, east of New Guinea. T. h. haematodus is found from the southern Moluccas through to western New Guinea (T. h. intermedius, if recognised, is found across northern New Guinea). T. h. massena is found in islands east of New Guinea, from the Bismarck Archipelago to Vanuatu. T. h. micropteryx is from eastern Papua New Guinea, as well as on Misima Island in the Louisiade Archipelago. T. h. nesophilus is from the Hermit and Ninigo Islands, north of New Guinea. T. h. nigrogularis is from the Aru and Kai Islands.


Photo by @Hix in the wild, Australia (on Saibai Island in the Torres Strait, between Australia and New Guinea) - subspecies caeruleiceps.


Coconut Lorikeets - ZooChat


Photo by @Maguari at Weltvogelpark Walsrode (Germany) - subspecies deplanchii.


Deplanche's Rainbow Lorikeet at Walsrode, 22/03/13 - ZooChat


Photo by @alexkant at Hai Park (Israel) - subspecies haematodus.


Rainbow lorikeet/ Trichoglossus haematodus haematodus - ZooChat


Photo by @Chlidonias in the wild, Vanuatu - subspecies massena.


https://www.zoochat.com/community/media/coconut-lorikeet-trichoglossus-haematodus-massena.676042/

 

Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
Two subspecies: moluccanus and septentrionalis.


Native to Australia. T. m. moluccanus is found throughout eastern and southeastern Australia, from the southern part of the Cape York Peninsula down to South Australia and Tasmania; also introduced to the Perth area in Western Australia. T. m. septentrionalis is found north of the preceding subspecies, on the Cape York Peninsula. There is some variability in Australian sources as to whether septentrionalis is even recognised as a valid subspecies.

Formerly a South Australian subspecies, eyrei, was recognised as well.


Also known as Swainson's or Blue Mountain Lorikeet.


Photo by @WhistlingKite24 in the wild, Australia - subspecies moluccanus.


Rainbow Lorikeet - ZooChat



Biak Lorikeet Trichoglossus rosenbergii
Monotypic.


Also known as Rosenberg's Lorikeet.


Endemic to Biak Island in Geelvink Bay (western New Guinea).


Photo by @ThylacineAlive at Nashville Zoo (USA). This is the only photo of this species in the galleries, although there is some hybridisation evident with the orange on the vent and collar (the lorikeet aviary at Nashville houses multiple Trichoglossus and Saudareos species together).


Biak Lorikeet - ZooChat



Pohnpei Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubiginosus
Monotypic.


Also known as Ponape or Caroline Lorikeet.


Endemic to the island of Pohnpei, in the Caroline Islands (in Micronesia, north of New Guinea).


There are no photos of this species in the Zoochat galleries.



Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis
Monotypic.

The taxonomic treatment of rubritorquis has varied between considering it a subspecies or a full species, but most typically it had been considered a subspecies of the Australian Rainbow Lorikeet (then still in T. haematodus). It is now apparent that moluccanus and rubritorquis are separate lineages. With the genus being split into multiple species (rather than most of those species being subspecies of T. haematodus), Australia now has three "Rainbow Lorikeet" species - the actual Rainbow Lorikeet (T. moluccanus) in the east, the Red-collared Lorikeet (T. rubritorquis) across the north, and the Coconut Lorikeet (T. haematodus) in the outlying Torres Strait islands.


Found across northern Australia.


Photo by @vogelcommando at a bird show in the Netherlands.


Red-collared lorikeet - ZooChat



Flores Lorikeet Trichoglossus weberi
Monotypic.

Also known as Weber's Lorikeet.


Endemic to the island of Flores in the Lesser Sundas (Indonesia).


Photo by @ThylacineAlive at Nashville Zoo (USA).


Weber's Lorikeet - ZooChat