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(Text) CC BY-SA