Mindanao lorikeet

Mindanao lorikeet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Saudareos
Species:
S. johnstoniae
Binomial name
Saudareos johnstoniae
(Hartert, EJO, 1903)

The Mindanao lorikeet or Mount Apo lorikeet (Saudareos johnstoniae) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and trapping for the illegal wildlife trade. IUCN estimates the population to be as low as 1,500 individuals with it going locally extinct in areas of its range.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Trichoglossus johnstoniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.