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Loriini is a
tribe of
small to medium-sized
arboreal parrots characterized by
their specialized brush-tipped
tongues for
feeding on
nectar of various...
- Psittaculidae. It
consists of
three tribes, the
lories and
lorikeets (
Loriini), the
budgerigar (Melopsittacini) and the fig
parrots (Cyclopsittini),...
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previously regarded as a family, Loriidae,: 45 but are now
considered a
tribe (
Loriini)
within the
subfamily Loriinae,
family Psittaculidae. Some species, such...
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closely related budgerigars (Melopsittacini) and the
lories and
lorikeets (
Loriini) as the
subfamily Loriinae.
Relationships between the
tribes and within...
- one
genus (Psittacella) with
several species Subfamily Loriinae Tribe Loriini:
lories and
lorikeets Tribe Melopsittacini: one species, the budgerigar...
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using DNA
sequences place the
budgerigar very
close to the
lories (tribe
Loriini) and the fig
parrots (tribe Cyclopsittini). Wild
budgerigars average 18 cm...
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Cyclopsittini Cyclopsitta Psittaculirostris Loriini Chalcopsitta Charminetta Charmosyna Charmosynoides Charmosynopsis Eos
Glossopsitta Glossoptilus Hypocharmosyna...
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Chordata class: Aves Order:
Psittaciformes Family:
Psittaculidae Tribe:
Loriini Genus:
Glossopsitta Bonaparte, 1854 Species: G. concinna
Binomial name...
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regarded as a
third family, Loriidae,: 45 but are now
considered a
tribe (
Loriini)
within the
subfamily Loriinae,
family Psittaculidae. The two
other tribes...
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Cyclopsittini Cyclopsitta Psittaculirostris Loriini Chalcopsitta Charminetta Charmosyna Charmosynoides Charmosynopsis Eos
Glossopsitta Glossoptilus Hypocharmosyna...
