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Medium-sized bright green and yellow lorikeet with red and blue facial markings.
Not listed
Endemic to Australia
At a glance
FamilyOld World Parrots
SizeMedium
RarityCommon
HabitatWoodland, forest edge, flowering street trees, farmland belts, and urban parkland.
Best timeReported across most months in Victoria, with no narrow seasonal peak.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Pete Woodall
Range map
Range map
1795visible hotspots
23933visible records
4states
SparseModerateDense hotspot
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Note red cheek patch behind eye. Nomadic; moves in response to flowering eucalypts.
Behavior
Feeds in flowering eucalypt trees on pollen and nectar, however, also eats insects and fruit.
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