Trichoglossus moluccanus

Rainbow Lorikeet at Nicholls, ACT

Trichoglossus moluccanus at Nicholls, ACT - 21 Jan 2021 09:56 AM
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Identification history

Trichoglossus moluccanus 26 Jan 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Trichoglossus moluccanus 24 Jan 2021 bigears

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The photo shows 2 juvenile rainbow lorikeets in Percival Hill Nature Reserve in an old-growth forest with many hollows; 2 other lorikeets, presumably the parents, were in the same tree.

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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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