Trichoglossus moluccanus

Rainbow Lorikeet at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

	Trichoglossus moluccanus	14 Nov 2018	ArcherCallaway
	Parvipsitta porphyrocephala	14 Nov 2018	KL

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Terrible photo, this is the lorikeet that photo bombed one of my gang gang photos. He put himself to bed in his nesting hollow on dusk. Lorikeets have been observed in this hollow over a number of years, more recently as one of a pair.

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ArcherCallaway wrote:

15 Nov 2018

Our local lorikeets (including the bird depicted) are Rainbow Lorikeets

KL wrote:

15 Nov 2018

thanks Ryu

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Location information

Coordinates 149.097458 -35.327503
Altitude 616.9m
Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
14 Nov 2018 07:47 PM Recorded on
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KL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Parrots Birds

Additional information

True Nesting site

Species information

Trichoglossus moluccanus Scientific name
Rainbow Lorikeet Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 890.3m Recorded at altitude
540 images trained Machine learning
Synonyms
Trichoglossus haematodus

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