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rainbow lorikeet

Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus

Photo by KMills
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Description:

is a species of Australasian parrot found in Australia, eastern Indonesia (Maluku and Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. In Australia, it is common along the eastern seaboard, from Queensland to South Australia and northwest Tasmania. Its habitat is rainforest, coastal bush and woodland areas.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
KMills
Thanks for your comments... details amended! I am definitely no expert, I just looked it up on the internet is all.
Scott Frazier
Lovely. For the Scientific name it should only include the Latin, and it would be best to type it out in full, because otherwise, no one except experts will know what the T. h. stands for. If you are sure about the subspecies, here is my suggestion. For common name: Swainson's lorikeet (rainbow lorikeet). For scientific name: Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus. Cheers
SeanWeekly
Nice photos! Looks like they found a nice dinner there :)

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