Trichoglossus moluccanus

Rainbow Lorikeet at Hughes, ACT

Trichoglossus moluccanus at Hughes, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 10:39 AM
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Identification history

Trichoglossus moluccanus 24 Aug 2019 natureguy
Trichoglossus moluccanus 23 Aug 2019 JackyF

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User's notes

Lorikeet pair emerged from hollow and flew off. Gang-gang pair was seen entering this hollow on Sunday (sighting 4232881) and in previous seasons. Jenny T says that she saw a cockatoo inspecting the hollow this week too.

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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
  • 480 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Trichoglossus haematodus

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