Pohnpei lorikeet

Species of bird

Pohnpei lorikeet

In Pohnpei, Micronesia

Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]

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

T. rubiginosus

Binomial name
Trichoglossus rubiginosus

(Bonaparte, 1850)

The Pohnpei lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus), known as serehd in Pohnpeian,[2] is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the island of Pohnpei and the nearby Ant Atoll in Micronesia. Historically the species also occurred on Namoluk Atoll near Chuuk, and the species may once have had a wider distribution throughout Micronesia than it does today.[3]

## Description

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The Pohnpei lorikeet is 24 cm (9.4 in) long and weights around 80 g (2.8 oz). Its plumage is mainly reddish-maroon with vague approximately transverse striations of darker maroon. The head a slightly darker maroon. The flight feathers and tail are olive-yellow. Its legs are grey. The male has an orange beak and yellow-orange irises, while the female has a yellow beak and light grey irises. The juveniles have brown beaks and brown irises.[4]

## Habitat and behaviour

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Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests and plantations. The diet is composed of nectar and pollen from coconuts and also fruit and insect larvae. It nests in a hole in a tree, laying a single egg.[citation needed] The species is common and not considered threatened.

## In human culture

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The "Designation of State Bird Act" established the Pohnpei lorikeet as the state bird of Pohnpei, and simultaneously protected the bird from being hunted or killed; those disobeying the law can be fined or imprisoned.[2]

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trichoglossus rubiginosus.

1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Trichoglossus rubiginosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684564A93035298. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684564A93035298.en.
2. ^ a b Boer, Ben, ed. (1996). Environmental Law in the South Pacific. Gland, Switzerland: International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. p. 97.
3. ^ Steadman D, (2006). Extinction and Biogeography in Tropical Pacific Birds, University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-77142-7
4. ^ Forshaw (2006). plate 13.

### Cited texts

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* Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09251-6.

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Lories and lorikeets (Tribe: Loriini)

Genus|

Species (taxonomy note: * indicates taxa that may classified as a subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet or a separate species)
(extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)

Chalcopsitta|

* Black lory
* Brown lory (or Duyvenbode's lory)
* Yellow-streaked lory

Eos|

* Black-winged lory
* Violet-necked lory
* Blue-streaked lory
* Red-and-blue lory
* Red lory
* Blue-eared lory

Pseudeos|

* Dusky lory
* Cardinal lory

Trichoglossus|

* Pohnpei lorikeet
* Rainbow lorikeet
* Sunset Lorikeet (or scarlet-breasted lorikeet) *
* Leaf lorikeet (also Flores lorikeet or Weber's lorikeet) *
* Marigold lorikeet *
* Red-collared lorikeet *
* Scaly-breasted lorikeet
* Olive-headed lorikeet
* Coconut lorikeet
* Biak lorikeet

Saudareos|

* Mindanao lorikeet (or Johnstone's lorikeet)
* Sula lorikeet
* Yellow-cheeked lorikeet
* Ornate lorikeet
* Iris lorikeet

Psitteuteles|

* Varied lorikeet

Glossoptilus |

* Goldie's lorikeet

Lorius|

* Purple-bellied lory
* Black-capped lory (or Stresemann's lory)
* White-naped lory
* Yellow-bibbed lory
* Purple-naped lory
* Chattering lory

Vini|

* Blue-crowned lorikeet
* Kuhl's lorikeet (or Rimatara lorikeet)
* Stephen's lorikeet (or Henderson lorikeet)
* Violet lorikeet (blue lorikeet or Tahitian lory)
* Ultramarine lorikeet
* Palm lorikeet
* Red-chinned lorikeet
* Meek's lorikeet
* New Caledonian lorikeet
* Red-throated lorikeet
* Collared lory
* Sinoto's lorikeet † ₴
* Conquered lorikeet † ₴

Glossopsitta|

* Musk lorikeet

Parvipsitta|

* Little lorikeet
* Purple-crowned lorikeet

Charmosyna|

* Josephine's lorikeet
* Papuan lorikeet
* Stella's lorikeet

Charminetta|

* Pygmy lorikeet

Hypocharmosyna|

* Red-fronted lorikeet
* Red-flanked lorikeet

Charmosynopsis|

* Blue-fronted lorikeet
* Fairy lorikeet

Synorhacma|

* Striated lorikeet

Charmosynoides|

* Duchess lorikeet

Neopsittacus|

* Yellow-billed lorikeet (or Musschenbroek's lorikeet)
* Orange-billed lorikeet (or emerald lorikeet)

Taxon identifiers

Trichoglossus rubiginosus|

* Wikidata: Q1075144
* Wikispecies: Trichoglossus rubiginosus
* ADW: Trichoglossus_rubiginosus
* Avibase: C3D27DBC4C137C97
* BirdLife: 22684564
* BOW: pohlor1
* CoL: 58CKB
* eBird: pohlor1
* GBIF: 2479672
* iNaturalist: 19117
* IRMNG: 10976345
* ITIS: 177435
* IUCN: 22684564
* NCBI: 2267890
* Observation.org: 71345
* Open Tree of Life: 3600298
* Species+: 11161
* Xeno-canto: Trichoglossus-rubiginosus

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