Trichoglossus moluccanus

Rainbow Lorikeet at Hughes, ACT

Trichoglossus moluccanus at Hughes, ACT - 17 Dec 2019 09:38 AM
Trichoglossus moluccanus at Hughes, ACT - 17 Dec 2019 09:38 AM
Trichoglossus moluccanus at Hughes, ACT - 17 Dec 2019 09:38 AM
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Identification history

Trichoglossus moluccanus 26 Dec 2019 Illilanga
Trichoglossus moluccanus 25 Dec 2019 JackyF

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User's notes

Lorikeet pair preening at hollow entrance, Gang-gang pair shrieking furiously at them from higher branches (photos 2 and 3), but did not attack them. Gang-gang pair often in this tree and female seen inside hollow 25 December (sighting 4246133). Not clear what is going on.

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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
  • 484 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Trichoglossus haematodus

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