Coconut Lorikeet

[Frank O'Connor <>]

I see that the IOC has now split the Rainbow Lorikeet with Rainbow
Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus), Red-collared Lorikeet (T.
rubritorquis) and Coconut Lorikeet (T. haematodus).  The latter is
the scientific name I had seen used for Rainbow Lorikeet in Australia
(see Wikipedia note below).

It appears that Coconut Lorikeet is the form that occurs on Saibai Island
in the Torres Strait, and possibly other islands and maybe adjacent
PNG?

Wikipedia only has Rainbow Lorikeet as an overriding species T.
haematodus.  It has the sub species for the Torres Strait Islands
and nearby Cape York as T. h. septentrionalis with the common name
Swainson's Lorikeet.  It puts Coconut Lorikeet as T. h. massena as
occurring on eastern New Guinea,
Louisiade
 Archipelago,
Karkar Island,
Bismarck
 Archipelago, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.  Of course Wikipedia
is only a guide and not a reliable reference.

Does anyone know any more about Coconut Lorikeet?

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Frank O'Connor           Birding WA http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au
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