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Sunset Lorikeet

Trichoglossus forsteni

Endangered · IUCN Red List

ENEndangeredOmnivoreForestCavity nestMedium · 113 g
Sunset Lorikeet (Trichoglossus forsteni), photo 1
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Sunset Lorikeet (Trichoglossus forsteni), photo 2
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Sunset Lorikeet (Trichoglossus forsteni), photo 3
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Sunset Lorikeet (Trichoglossus forsteni), photo 4
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Sunset Lorikeet (Trichoglossus forsteni), photo 5
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Sunset Lorikeet (Trichoglossus forsteni), photo 6
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Sunset Lorikeet (Trichoglossus forsteni), photo 7
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Sunset Lorikeet (Trichoglossus forsteni), photo 8
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Sunset Lorikeet (Trichoglossus forsteni), photo 9
Photo: domdomegg · CC BY 4.0

When to see the Sunset Lorikeet

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.

About the Sunset Lorikeet

The sunset lorikeet, also known as the scarlet-breasted lorikeet or Forsten's lorikeet, is a species of parrot that is endemic to the Indonesian islands of Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Tanah Jampea, and Kalaotoa. It was previously considered a subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet, but following a review in 1997, it is increasingly treated as a separate species.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Musk Lorikeet (Trichoglossus concinnus) Musk LorikeetTrichoglossus concinnusThe musk lorikeet is 22 centimetres (8.7 in) long. Biak Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rosenbergii) Biak LorikeetTrichoglossus rosenbergiiThe Biak lorikeet, also known as Rosenberg's lorikeet, is a parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Violet-necked Lory (Trichoglossus squamatus) Violet-necked LoryTrichoglossus squamatusThe violet-necked lory is 27 cm (11 in) long.

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