Trichoglossus moluccanus

Rainbow Lorikeet at Pialligo, ACT

Trichoglossus moluccanus at Pialligo, ACT - 3 Apr 2023
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Trichoglossus moluccanus 8 Apr 2023 MatthewFrawley
Trichoglossus moluccanus 3 Apr 2023 JimL

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Getting excited on the flowering gums. Not a species that I have seen in the ACT region before - believe they can hit pest levels and crowd out other species, but was interesting to see them for once.

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   8 Apr 2023
Their numbers have been increasing in Canberra over a number of years now.

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  • 6 Abundance
  • 3 Apr 2023 08:53 AM Recorded on
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