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Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus haematodus

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Field Notes

Description:

It is a species of Australasian parrot found in Australia, eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

Habitat:

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 under-wing coverts

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What's he doing over there !? Enjoying his holiday I hope. :)

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