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Pohnpei Lorikeet  

Also Known As: Ponape Lory, Cherry-red Lorikeet, Caroline Lorikeet
 
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Did You Know?
The Pohnpei Lorikeet is the only all-maroon coloured parrot.

Species Profile
Genus:
Trichoglossus

Species:
rubiginosus

Size: Adult Weight:
24cm (9.3 in) 70-85g (2.6-3.0 oz)

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Both adults in general deep maroon in colour, with slightly darker barring; olive/yellow wings and tail. Bill orange in male, more yellow in female. Eye yellow/orange in male, grey/white in female.

Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but bill brown. Eye brown.

Call: Calls are described as loud, high-pitched and chattering. Hissing screeches also recorded. Soft crooning notes emitted at dusk.

Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results

 

Content Sources:

Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E014.htm&Pic=014_1.JPG

CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1352&m=0

Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.