| 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).