Trichoglossus moluccanus

Rainbow Lorikeet at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

	Trichoglossus moluccanus	30 Dec 2019	Illilanga
	Trichoglossus moluccanus	29 Dec 2019	JackyF

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Please cross reference to TomT's Gang-gang nestling sighting 4246442. As he notes, a pair of lorikeets entered the Gang-gang nesting hollow when the parents were absent. Two other lorikeets shrieked from nearby branches. I could hear the baby Gang-gangs growling, "GAAARGH!", trying to drive the lorikeets away. The lorikeets stayed for at least 15 minutes until a galah flew overhead. They flew away in a panic, probably thinking that the Gang-gang parents were returning. Tom's photos later in day show that the Gang-gang nestlings were apparently unharmed.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.097405 -35.327382
Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

4 Abundance
28 Dec 2019 08:41 AM Recorded on
JackyF Recorded by
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JackyF 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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