Biak lorikeet

Short description: Species of bird

Biak lorikeet

At Nashville Zoo, Tennessee

Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Psittaciformes
Family:  | Psittaculidae
Genus:  | Trichoglossus
Species:  |

T. rosenbergii

Binomial name
Trichoglossus rosenbergii

Schlegel, 1871

The Biak lorikeet (Trichoglossus rosenbergii), also known as Rosenberg's lorikeet, is a parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Formerly lumped in with Trichoglossus haematodus, it is endemic to the twin islands of Biak and Superiori in the Papua province of Indonesia.[2]

## Habitat

As a newly separated species, specific information is scarce. It is assumed to be similar to other Trichoglossus parakeets in preferring lowland forest including secondary growth and plantations.[1]

## Threats

On Biak, forest is under heavy pressure from logging and subsistence farming. Trapping for trade does occur, but how much that affects the species is uncertain. Its population is believed to be decreasing, with fewer than 10,000 mature individuals in the wild.[1]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 BirdLife International (2016). "Trichoglossus rosenbergii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22726315A94918294.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22726315/94918294. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. ↑ "Tricholglossus rosenbergii range map". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. http://maps.iucnredlist.org/map.html?id=22726315.

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