Rainbow Lorikeet*
Widespread and common
...often travel in pairs.
Trichoglossus molucannus
(L 9.8–11.8" Wt 2.6–5.5 oz)
Brisbane
City Botanic Gardens
15Oct2015
Cattana Wetlands,
near Cairns
near Cairns
26Oct2015
flash
photo
photo
male - has an
oranger breast
oranger breast
Lorikeet populations have increased
over the past 20 yrs but may be
displacing some of the rarer parrots.
over the past 20 yrs but may be
displacing some of the rarer parrots.
*aka Swainson’s Lorikeet
Trichoglossus is Greek for hair
tongue; molucannus is after
the Moluccas or Spice Islands,
Indonesia.
tongue; molucannus is after
the Moluccas or Spice Islands,
Indonesia.
© eBird
Recordings of
this species
are currently
restricted due
to trapping or
harassment.
this species
are currently
restricted due
to trapping or
harassment.
(xeno-canto)