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
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.
© Is under
extreme
pressure due to
trapping or
harassment.
extreme
pressure due to
trapping or
harassment.
© eBird