Trichoglossus
Sign in to saveTrichoglossus is a genus of lorikeet in the Psittaculidae family, part of the true parrot superfamily. The genus is distributed widely through Australia, Wallacea and Melanesia, with outliers in the Philippines and Micronesia. Members of the genus are characterised by barring, sometimes prominently, on the upper breast.
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Trichoglossus is a genus of lorikeet in the Psittaculidae family, part of the true parrot superfamily. The genus is distributed widely through Australia, Wallacea and Melanesia, with outliers in the Philippines and Micronesia. Members of the genus are characterised by barring, sometimes prominently, on the upper breast.
==Taxonomy== The genus Trichoglossus was introduced in 1826 by the English naturalist James Francis Stephens. The name combines the Ancient Greek thrix meaning "hair" and glōssa meaning "tongue". The type species was subsequently designated as the coconut lorikeet.