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Biak lorikeet

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Psittaculidae

Genus
  
Trichoglossus

Order
  
Parrot

Class
  
Aves

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Yellow‑tailed parrot, Amazona bodini, Black‑legged parrot, Leaf lorikeet, Amazona guatemalae

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.

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Habitat

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

Threats

On Biak, forest is under heavy pressure from logging and subsistence farming. Trapping for trade does occur, but it's unclear how much that affects the species.

References

Biak lorikeet Wikipedia