rainbow lorikeet

It has similar habits to its cousin, the Rainbow Lorikeet.

Overall, the Rainbow Lorikeet remains widespread and often common.

This pet website has advice on looking after a Rainbow Lorikeet

It is the second most commonly kept lory in captivity, after the Rainbow Lorikeet.

It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Rainbow Lorikeet, but today most major authorities consider them as separate species.

No other member of the Rainbow Lorikeet group has an orange-red collar over the nape.

With a total length of approximately 23 cm, it is the smallest member of the Rainbow Lorikeet group.

Rainbow Lorikeet

In Western Australia, a major impact of the Rainbow Lorikeet is competition with indigenous bird species.

It has often been considered a subspecies of the Rainbow Lorikeet, but following a review in 1997, it is increasingly treated as a separate species.

Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus haematodus (many subspecies, some of which are sometimes classified as species)

Scaly-breasted lorikeets have similar habits to the related Rainbow Lorikeet, and the two species often group together in mixed flocks.

The Rainbow Lorikeet has about 20 subspecies in some classifications; although, several of these are sometimes split off to form up to four additional species:

Lorikeet Landing - This exhibit houses the Rainbow Lorikeet.

In Western Australia, the Ringneck competes for nesting space with the Rainbow Lorikeet, an introduced species.

Child-level windows allow tots to go nose-to-nose with pig-nosed turtles and huge barramundi fish, while colorful rainbow lorikeet fly overhead.

Several taxa traditionally listed as subspecies of the Rainbow Lorikeet are increasingly treated as separate species (see Taxonomy).

Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus haematodus - B-S

The Rainbow Lorikeet is considered a pest species in Western Australia and is subject to eradication in the wild.

Rainbow Lorikeet pairs defend their feeding and nesting areas aggressively against other Rainbow Lorikeets and other bird species.

With these as separate species, the Rainbow Lorikeet includes the following subspecies (in taxonomic order); most of the common names listed below are only used in aviculture.

Australian Ringnecks face nesting space from Rainbow Lorikeet, an introduced species in Western Australian, that has now spread to Mandurah.

The Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) and Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala) forage for nectar.