Trichoglossus moluccanus
2 Rainbow Lorikeet at Hughes, ACT
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| Trichoglossus moluccanus | Illilanga | 31 Oct 2019 | |
| Trichoglossus moluccanus | JonSteinbeck | 30 Oct 2019 |
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These Rainbow Lorikeets were in the same tree I photographed two weeks before but at a different hollow. They were initially outside the hollow but went to the lip of it. They lined up on the lip and commenced mutual preening. First one, then the other, then back and forward. They would preen one bit of the head, then swap; next time preening a different part of the head. They appeared to be enjoying it, with tongues occasionally being displayed like an extra sign of enjoyment. Then first one, then the other flew off to a branch near the hollow. They did not stay long there before flying southwards.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.099688-35.327430
- Altitude 613.9m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 26 Oct 2019 06:13 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
- Yes Nesting site
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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
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Synonyms
Trichoglossus haematodus
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Nesting site
JFMAMJJASOND
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