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Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus · Family Psittacidae

Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus

Family Psittacidae

Order
Psittaciformes
Family
Psittacidae
GBIF occurrence records
232,052
Countries and territories with records
8
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
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About this species

This species has 232,052 occurrence records from 8 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Australia accounts for 99.9% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In Australia, this species accounts for 0.21% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus combines the genus name Trichoglossus with the species epithet chlorolepidotus. The Warbla app catalog lists 12 species of the genus Trichoglossus; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Trichoglossus haematodus, Trichoglossus moluccanus and Trichoglossus rubritorquis.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 324 species of the family Psittacidae. This species ranks 18th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Psittacula krameri. Its record count is 3.5 times the family average (66,299). The family Psittacidae belongs to the order Psittaciformes, which has 337 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the family Psittacidae

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