Rainbow Lorikeet

How to identify

Field marks

1. Head blue, with yellow-green collar across nape
2. Breast orange-yellow and almost unmarked, belly dark blue
3. Adult bill orange-red, with slightly yellow tip
4. In flight, yellow wing-bar contrasts with red underwing coverts

Male, female and young

Sexes are almost indistinguishable; juveniles have a black bill that gradually turns orange as they grow.

Voice

Very noisy and varied; a 1979 study identified at least 26 calls used in fighting, contact and social interaction.

Similar species

Coconut Lorikeet

This species has a blue belly and a more orange breast, with almost no blue-black barring.

Where and when it's recorded

Rainbow Lorikeet has been recorded at 201 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Oxley Creek CommonAustralia5,445 records
2. Royal ParkAustralia5,214 records
3. Cairns EsplanadeAustralia4,613 records

Countries and regions with the most records

AustraliaChinaNew ZealandBelgium

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) is a species of parrot found in Australia. It is common along the eastern seaboard, from northern Queensland to South Australia. Its habitat is rainforest, coastal bush, and woodland areas.

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