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Pohnpei lorikeet

Trichoglossus rubiginosus (Bonaparte, 1850)

NTNear Threatenedparrots

The pohnpei lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 77 g to 77.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Pohnpei lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus)
Photo: Peter · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the pohnpei lorikeet

Weight
77.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pohnpei lorikeet live?

Not recorded

What is the pohnpei lorikeet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Pohnpei lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus), known as serehd in Pohnpeian, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the island of Pohnpei and the nearby Ant Atoll in Micronesia. Historically the species also occurred on Namoluk Atoll near Chuuk, and the species may once have had a wider distribution throughout Micronesia than it does today.

From the Wikipedia article “Pohnpei lorikeet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pohnpei_lorikeet&oldid=1378895651), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the pohnpei lorikeet endangered?

The pohnpei lorikeet is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.

How is the pohnpei lorikeet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittaculidae
  6. genusTrichoglossus
  7. SpeciesTrichoglossus rubiginosus (Bonaparte, 1850)

Synonyms Chalcopsitta rubiginosa

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Ponape loryEnglish
  • Ponape loryEnglish
  • lori de l'illa PonapéCatalan
  • lori vínorudýCzech
  • loricît PonapéWelsh
  • Vinrød LoriDanish
  • KirschloriGerman
  • ponpeja lorioEsperanto
  • Lori de PonapéSpanish
  • ruske-nestepapagoiEstonian
  • ponapénluriFinnish
  • pohnpeinluriFinnish
  • Loriquet de PonapéFrench
  • kestenjasti loriCroatian
  • meggyszínű lóriHungarian
  • bíboros szivárványlóriHungarian
  • Lorichetto di PohnpeiItalian
  • エビチャインコJapanese
  • vyšninė loriketėLithuanian
  • PonapéloriDutch
  • lorysa wiśniowaPolish
  • SerehdPohnpeian
  • lóri-de-ponapéPortuguese
  • loriquito-de-pohnpeiPortuguese
  • Вишнёвый лорикетRussian
  • Вишнёво-красный лорикейRussian
  • Вишнёво-красный лорикетRussian
  • lori kokosovýSlovak
  • Trešnjev lorikitSerbian
  • pohnpeilorikitSwedish
  • Pohnpei LoriketiTurkish
  • лорікет вишневийUkrainian
  • 紫红鹦鹉Chinese
  • 豐沛吸蜜鸚鵡Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the pohnpei lorikeet

Other species in the same genus Trichoglossus.

EN, Endangered

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the pohnpei lorikeet?

An adult pohnpei lorikeet weighs 77.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the pohnpei lorikeet endangered?

The pohnpei lorikeet is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the pohnpei lorikeet?

The pohnpei lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pohnpei lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pohnpei-lorikeet

MLA

“Pohnpei lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pohnpei-lorikeet.

BibTeX
@misc{pohnpei_lorikeet_2026,
  title = {Pohnpei lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pohnpei-lorikeet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}