Trichoglossus moluccanus
Rainbow Lorikeet at Garran, ACT
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| Trichoglossus moluccanus | Liam.m | 19 Oct 2020 | |
| Trichoglossus moluccanus | AdventureGirl | 19 Oct 2020 |
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User's notes
This pair of rainbow lorikeets inspected three separate tree hollows near Red Hill's main trail intersection, possibly evaluating nest sites.
I read that there are several sub-species of this bird; can anyone tell me how to distinguish between them?
3 comments
19 Oct 2020
In ACT only one subspecies, which is the one you have photographed. Red collared lorikeet is the other subspecies resident in Australia but only found in the Kimberley, northern NT and the gulf of carpentaria. It differs from Rainbow lorikeets by having an orange collar rather than green a black belly, and a blue patch at the back of the neck. Coconut lorikeets (which are another subspecies) are rarely recorded in Australia, mainly in the Torres Strait, the only difference between them and rainbow is that they have a Black belly
19 Oct 2020
Thanks, Liam.m! Canberra's birdlife is new to me, and these were the first lorikeets I've even seen; glad to know I can't confuse any sub-species around here.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.117422-35.332404
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Garran, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 18 Oct 2020 07:49 AM Recorded on
- AdventureGirl Recorded by
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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
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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