rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)

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Subject:	rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
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TRICHOGLOSSUS RUBITORQUIS - Red-collared Lorikeet
TRICHOGLOSSUS SWAINSONI - Swainson's Lorikeet
Date 1877
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/6797542114
Author Diggles, Silvester.; Gould, John
Full title Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia. Containing nearly one-third of the whole, or about 220 examples, for the most part from the original drawings.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Companion_to_Gould%27s_Handbook;_or,_Synopsis_of_the_birds_of_Australia_(Plate_55)_(6797542114).jpg

Swainson's Lorikeet Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus swainsonii Trichoglossus haematodus
Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubitorquis Trichoglossus haematodus rubritorquis

The rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) is a species of parrot found in Australia. It is common along the eastern seaboard, from northern Queensland to South Australia and Tasmania. Its habitat is rainforest, coastal bush and woodland areas. Several taxa traditionally listed as subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet are now treated as separate species.

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