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Scaly-breasted lorikeet

Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus (Kuhl, 1820)

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The scaly-breasted lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 85.3 g to 88.4 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Scaly-breasted lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus)
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Quick facts about the scaly-breasted lorikeet

Weight
85.3 g – 88.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the scaly-breasted lorikeet live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The scaly-breasted lorikeet is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the scaly-breasted lorikeet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The scaly-breasted lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) is an Australian lorikeet found in woodland in eastern Australia. The common name aptly describes this bird, which has yellow breast feathers broadly edged with green that look like scales.

From the Wikipedia article “Scaly-breasted lorikeet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scaly-breasted_lorikeet&oldid=1378896758), 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 scaly-breasted lorikeet endangered?

The scaly-breasted lorikeet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the scaly-breasted lorikeet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittaculidae
  6. genusTrichoglossus
  7. SpeciesTrichoglossus chlorolepidotus (Kuhl, 1820)

Synonyms Psittacus chlorolepidotus, Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus chlorolepidotus

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • lori de pit escatósCatalan
  • lori žlutošupinatýCzech
  • lori žlutoskvrnnýCzech
  • loricît brongennogWelsh
  • Skælbrystet LoriDanish
  • SchuppenloriGerman
  • skvambrusta lorioEsperanto
  • Lori escuamiverdeSpanish
  • vööt-nestepapagoiEstonian
  • suomuluriFinnish
  • Loriquet vertFrench
  • zlatno-zeleni loriCroatian
  • pikkelyes lóriHungarian
  • pikkelyesbegyű szivárványlóriHungarian
  • Lorichetto pettosquamatoItalian
  • Lorichetto dal petto scagliosoItalian
  • コセイガイインコJapanese
  • žalioji loriketėLithuanian
  • Сӱмӓн онган лорикетWestern Mari
  • SchubbenloriDutch
  • gulskjelloriNorwegian
  • lorysa zielonogłowaPolish
  • lóri-escamosoPortuguese
  • loriquito-de-peito-escamosoPortuguese
  • lóris-verde-de-peito-escamososPortuguese
  • Чешуйчатый лорикетRussian
  • Чешуйчатогрудый лорикетRussian
  • lori žltoškvrnitýSlovak
  • Krljuštasti lorikitSerbian
  • gulvattrad lorikitSwedish
  • పొలుసుల ఛాతీ లోరికీట్Telugu
  • Pul göğüslü loriTurkish
  • Sarı Şeritli LoriketTurkish
  • лорікет зеленоголовийUkrainian
  • 鳞胸鹦鹉Chinese
  • 鱗胸吸蜜鸚鵡Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the scaly-breasted lorikeet

Other species in the same genus Trichoglossus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the scaly-breasted lorikeet?

An adult scaly-breasted lorikeet weighs 85.3 g – 88.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the scaly-breasted lorikeet live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the scaly-breasted lorikeet for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the scaly-breasted lorikeet endangered?

The scaly-breasted lorikeet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the scaly-breasted lorikeet?

The scaly-breasted lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{scaly_breasted_lorikeet_2026,
  title = {Scaly-breasted lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scaly-breasted-lorikeet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}