Trichoglossus moluccanus

Rainbow Lorikeet at Majura, ACT

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Identification history

	Trichoglossus moluccanus	16 Sep 2021	michaelb
	Trichoglossus moluccanus	15 Sep 2021	RodDeb

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6 comments

waltraud wrote:

16 Sep 2021

I didn't know that these guys are local?

RodDeb wrote:

16 Sep 2021

yes they seem to be in quite a few areas now

waltraud wrote:

16 Sep 2021

I wonder whether numbers increase because of warmer temperatures particularly in winter?

RodDeb wrote:

16 Sep 2021

They have been in Canberra for quite a few years but they are spreading out a lot more and their numbers are increasing. Warmer winters would help them as well. Things are definitely changing a lot.

Mike wrote:

16 Sep 2021

COG ‘Birds of Canberra Gardens’ 2009 said ‘not common in Canberra’, “While some birds seen in Canberra may be wild birds moving through or aviary escapees, there does appear to be a small wild population based in southern Belconnen suburbs”. COG now says ‘common breeding resident’. They are introduced pests in WA and NZ. They are aggressive and are taking over nesting hollows used by other parrots, likely including gang gangs. Unfortunately, they are probably introduced pests and should be treated in the same way as Cootamundra wattle.

RodDeb wrote:

16 Sep 2021

Thank you, we hear and see them regularly in Tuggeranong.

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