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Pairs sometimes nest in the same tree with other rainbow lorikeet pairs, or other bird species. [27] The clutch size is between one and three eggs, which are incubated for around 25 days. [20] Incubation duties are carried out by the female alone. [24] Rainbow lorikeets are mostly monogamous and remain paired for long periods, if not for life. [29]
Loriinae is a subfamily of psittacine birds, one of the six subfamilies that make up the family Psittaculidae.It consists of three tribes, the lories and lorikeets (), the budgerigar (Melopsittacini) and the fig parrots (Cyclopsittini), which are small birds, mostly of bright colors and inhabitants of Oceania and the islands of Southeast Asia.
The group consists of the lories and lorikeets. Traditionally, they were considered a separate subfamily ( Loriinae ) from the other subfamily ( Psittacinae ) based on the specialized characteristics, but recent molecular and morphological studies show that the group is positioned in the middle of various other groups.
The type species was subsequently designated as the coconut lorikeet. [4] [5] Following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study of the lorikeets in 2020, three species were moved from Trichoglossus to the newly erected genus Saudareos. These were the Mindanao lorikeet, the ornate lorikeet and the Sula lorikeet (formerly the citrine ...
Lories and lorikeets live in Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia and the Pacific. [14] The red lory in particular is endemic to the Moluccas and surrounding islands in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical mangrove forests. It also was introduced to Taiwan.
Maluridae is a family of small, insectivorous passerine birds endemic to Australia and New Guinea. They are socially monogamous and sexually promiscuous, meaning that although they form pairs between one male and one female, each partner will mate with other individuals and even assist in raising the young from such pairings. Variegated fairywren
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The genus Lorius was introduced in 1825 by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors with the purple-naped lory as the type species. [3] The word "lory" comes from the Malay lūri, a name used for a number of species of colourful parrots. [4]