Trichoglossus moluccanus

1 Rainbow Lorikeet at Hughes, ACT

Trichoglossus moluccanus at Hughes, ACT - 30 May 2019 02:29 PM
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Identification history

Trichoglossus moluccanus 3 Jun 2019 MatthewFrawley
Trichoglossus moluccanus 3 Jun 2019 JackyF

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Still guarding last spring's nesting hollow against incursions by a pair of Gang-gangs, see previous sightings including 13 and 25 May.

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Location information

Sighting information

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
  • 484 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Trichoglossus haematodus

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