Stats

Lifespan: 15-25 yrs
Size: Small
Diet: Herbivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Flock
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: Oceania
Movement: Flight
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Speed
Status: Rare

About

This colorful parrot lives in the tropical forests and coastal palms of Oceania. It uses a specialized brush-tipped tongue to lap up nectar from deep inside flowering blossoms.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A few round white eggs are incubated deep in a tree cavity, the female rarely leaving until they hatch.
2.
hatchling
A featherless hatchling is fed regurgitated food by both parents inside a tree cavity.
3.
juvenile
A feathered juvenile fledges with duller plumage than the adults, learning to crack seeds and to call.
4.
adult
Fully grown with bright adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Trichoglossus
Species: Trichoglossus haematodus