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Australian Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus haematodus
-20.0353, 146.733
Field Notes
Description:
The Rainbow Lorikeet is a medium-sized parrot, with the length ranging from 25–30 cm. The head is deep blue with a greenish-yellow nuchal collar, and the rest of the upper parts (wings, back and tail) are deep green. The chest is red with blue-black barring. The belly is deep green, and the thighs and rump are yellow with deep green barring. In flight a yellow wing-bar contrasts clearly with the red underwing coverts.
Habitat:
Near our B&B near woodlands, Tarzali, Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.
Notes:
Loads of these and some of them grooming their tail feathers.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 9, 2014
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