Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Trichoglossus haematodus, T. forsteni, T. capistratus, T. weberi, T. rubritorquis, T. moluccanus and T. rosenbergii (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) were previously lumped as T. haematodus following Christidis and Boles (1994), and before then were split as T. haematodus and T. rubritorquis following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).
Taxonomic source(s)
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 1994. The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories. Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union, Melbourne.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Sibley, C.G. and Monroe, B.L. 1990. Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.
Sibley, C.G. and Monroe, B.L. 1993. A supplement to 'Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World'. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
nomadic |
Forest dependency |
low |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
130 g |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as abundant in northern Australia and rare in Tasmania (del Hoyo et al. 1997). The population is suspected to be in decline owing to unsustainable levels of exploitation.
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to unsustainable levels of exploitation.
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rainbow-lorikeet-trichoglossus-moluccanus on 14/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 14/12/2024.