Stats

Lifespan: 10-20 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Flock
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: Australia
Movement: Flight
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Speed
Status: Common

About

Rainbow Lorikeets are small parrots native to Australia, and are commonly found in rainforests, coastal bush, and woodlands along the eastern seaboard. They are known for their long, colourful tongues, which they use to feed on nectar and pollen from flowers.

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 moluccanus