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Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet

Trichoglossus forsteni Bonaparte, CLJL 1850

The sunset lorikeet, also known as the scarlet-breasted lorikeet or Forsten's lorikeet, is a species of parrot that is endemic to the Indonesian islands of Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Tanah Jampea, and Kalaotoa. It was previously considered a subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet, but following a review in 1997, it is increasingly treated as a separate species. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittaculidae
Genus:
   Trichoglossus
Scientific:
  Trichoglossus forsteni


Original description

Citation:
  Bonaparte, CLJL 1850

Reference:
   Compt. Rend. Hebd. Acad. Sci. 30 p.134

Protonym:
  Trichoglossus Forsteni

Type locality:
  Sumbawa.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/26392#page/144/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A9EF5D3AF541BF65

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A9EF5D3A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A9EF5D3A


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 714025


ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Trichoglossus forsteni: Bali, western Lesser Sundas and (at least formerly) Flores Sea islands south of Sulawesi
  • Trichoglossus forsteni forsteni: Sumbawa (Lesser Sundas)
  • Trichoglossus forsteni djampeanus: Tanahjampea Island (Flores Sea)
  • Trichoglossus forsteni stresemanni: Kalaotoa Island (Flores Sea)
  • Trichoglossus forsteni mitchellii: Bali and Lombok
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English:
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet
Catalan:
Lori de Forsten
Czech:
lori sumbawský
Danish:
Rødbrystet Lori
German:
Forstenlori
Spanish:
Lori Crepuscular
Spanish (Spain):
Lori crepuscular
Finnish:
punarintaluri
French:
Loriquet de Forsten
Croatian:
grimiznoprsi lori
Italian:
Lorichetto pettoscarlatto
Japanese:
スンバセイガイインコ
Dutch:
Forstens Regenbooglori
Norwegian:
regnbuelori (forsteni gr.)
Polish:
lorysa większa
Portuguese:
Lóris-de-forstein
Portuguese (Portugal):
loriquito-de-forsten
Russian:
Желтошейный лорикет
Slovak:
lori Forstenov
Serbian:
Forstenov dugin lorikit
Swedish:
rödbröstad lorikit
Ukrainian:
лорікет червоноволий
Chinese:
红胸吸蜜鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
日落吸蜜鸚鵡


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 2]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Loriquet de Forsten ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 2]
Clements, version 2022:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 2]
Clements, version 2023:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 2]
Clements, version 2024:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 2]
Clements, version 2019:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 2]
eBird version 1.52:
Rainbow Lorikeet (Sunset) ( Trichoglossus haematodus [forsteni Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Rainbow Lorikeet (Sunset) ( Trichoglossus haematodus [forsteni Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Rainbow Lorikeet (Sunset) ( Trichoglossus haematodus [forsteni Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Rainbow Lorikeet (Sunset) ( Trichoglossus haematodus [forsteni Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Rainbow Lorikeet (Sunset) ( Trichoglossus haematodus [forsteni Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Rainbow Lorikeet (Sunset) ( Trichoglossus haematodus [forsteni Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Rainbow Lorikeet (Sunset) ( Trichoglossus haematodus [forsteni Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Rainbow Lorikeet (Sunset) ( Trichoglossus haematodus [forsteni Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Sunset Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus forsteni) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Trichoglossus forsteni [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Trichoglossus forsteni [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Trichoglossus [haematodus, rosenbergii, moluccanus, forsteni, capistratus, weberi] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Lori de Forsten
Czech: lori sumbawský
Danish: Rødbrystet Lori
German: Bali-Allfarblori, Forstenlori
English: Rainbow Lorikeet (Sunset), Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet, Scarley-breasted Lorikeet, Sunset Lorikeet
English, HBW: Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet
English (IOC): Sunset Lorikeet
English (United States): Sunset Lorikeet
Spanish: Lori Arcoiris (grupo forsteni), Lori Crepuscular, Lori de Puesta del Sol, Lori pechiescarlata
Spanish (Spain): Lori arcoiris (grupo forsteni), Lori Arcoiris [forsteni Group], Lori crepuscular
Spanish (HBW): Rainbow Lorikeet (Sunset)
Estonian: bali nestepapagoi
Finnish: punarintaluri
French: Loriquet à face bleue, Loriquet à tête bleue (de Forsten), Loriquet à tête bleue [forsteni], Loriquet de Forsten
Croatian: grimiznoprsi lori
Indonesian: Perkici Dada-merah, Perkici pelangi
Icelandic: Fjallalóri [forsteni hópur]
Italian: Lorichetto pettoscarlatto
Japanese (romaji): nyu-giniagoshikiseigaiinko (forsteni guru-pu)
Japanese: スンバセイガイインコ, スンバゼイガイインコ, ニューギニアゴシキセイガイインコ (forsteni グループ)
Scientific: Psittacus forsteni, Trichoglossus forsteni, Trichoglossus forsteni forsteni, Trichoglossus haematodus [forsteni Group]
Dutch: Forsten lori, Forstens Regenbooglori, Regenbooglori (forsteni groep)
Norwegian: regnbuelori (forsteni gr.)
Polish: lorysa większa
Portuguese: Lóris-de-forstein
Portuguese (Portugal): loriquito-de-forsten, Periquito-arco-íris [grupo forsteni]
Russian: Желтошейный лорикет, Лорикет Форстена
Slovak: lori Forstenov
Serbian: Dugin lorikit [forsteni grupa], Forstenov dugin lorikit
Swedish: Rödbröstad lorikit
Turkish: Forsten loriketi
Ukrainian: лорікет червоноволий
Chinese: 红胸吸蜜鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 日落吸蜜鸚鵡

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