Lories and lorikeets | |
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Rainbow lorikeet (H. t. moluccanus) at Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia. |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Subfamily: | Loriinae |
Tribes | |
Loriini
Melopsittacini
Cyclopsittini
The parrot subfamily Loriinae consists of three tribes, the lories and lorikeets (Loriini), the budgerigar (Melopsittacini) and the fig parrots (Cyclopsittini).