Sula lorikeet

The Sula lorikeet (Trichoglossus flavoviridis) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the Sula Islands in Indonesia. It is found in forest and woodland at altitudes up to 2400 m.^[2] It is generally common.^[2]

Sula lorikeet
at Weltvogelpark Walsrode, Germany
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Genus:	Trichoglossus
Species:	T. flavoviridis
Binomial name
Trichoglossus flavoviridis Wallace, 1863
Synonyms
Saudareos flavoviridis

Taxonomy

This species was previously placed in the genus Saudareos but was moved back to Trichoglossus by the AviList team to create more inclusive genera in the Loriini tribe of the family Psittaculidae.^[3] It was formerly considered conspecific with the yellow-cheeked lorikeet and collectively called the citrine lorikeet.

Description

The Sula lorikeet is a mainly green parrot about 20 cm (8.0 in) long. Its bill is orange.^[4] In the nominate subspecies the head and chest are yellow, the latter narrowly scaled with green, and the lores and region near the bill are dark, often appearing almost blackish.