Parrots (Psittacidae)
Iris Lorikeet (Psitteuteles iris) - HBW 4, p. 348
French: Loriquet iris
German: Irislori
Spanish: Lori Iris
Other common names: Iris Lory
Taxonomy: Psittacus iris Temminck, 1835, Timor.
Sometimes placed in Trichoglossus or even Neopsittacus. Validity of race rubripileum questionable, and claimed differences may be due to age or individual variation. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- iris (Temminck, 1835) - W Timor.
- rubripileum (Salvadori, 1891) - E Timor.
- wetterensis (Hellmayr, 1912) - Wetar.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A close-up of a bird Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Josep del Hoyo 13 August 2007 3 years ago 21 sec 4.8 -
Shakey video of active bird Locality Timor, Lesser Sundas (ssp iris)
mark sutton 15 June 2009 2 years ago 8 sec 3 -
A bird perched, closeup Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Jonathan Beilby 8 August 2008 2 years ago 14 sec 2.7
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Bird hanging on to an almost upright twig
Locality San Diego Zoo, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States) (ssp iris)
Johannes Pfleiderer 12 August 2008 41 weeks ago 3 -
A male eating fruit at a feeder in an aviary.
Locality San Diego Zoo, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States)
Lebanese26 30 July 2008 3 years ago 2.7 -
A male biting into an apple at a feeder.
Locality San Diego Zoo, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States)
Lebanese26 30 July 2008 3 years ago 2.3 -
eating some kind of fruit.
Locality Belgium (ssp trichoglossus i. iris ) (Monotypic species)
iggino 1 November 2006 2 years ago 2
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