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Photo by James Eaton
Langgiluru National Park, Sumba, Indonesia, June 2009

Trichoglossus capistratus

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Found in the Lesser Sundas, Indonesia.

[edit] Taxonomy

Three subspecies accepted:

• T. c. fortis: Sumba (Lesser Sundas)
• T. c. capistratus: Timor (Lesser Sundas)
• T. c. flavotectus: Eastern Lesser Sundas (Wetar and Romang)

Some authorities (Clements 2010) treat this species as subspecies of Rainbow Lorikeet.

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[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view

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