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Yellow-cheeked Lorikeet
Saudareos meyeri (Walden, 1871)
90 gWeight
Busiest months: July · Most records: Indonesia
Where and when it's recorded
Yellow-cheeked Lorikeet has been recorded at 6 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Lore Lindu NP – Lake Tambing vicinityIndonesia426 records
- Lore Lindu NPIndonesia105 records
- Tangkoko Batuangus NR – Forest andIndonesia5 records
More places
- Gunung MahawuIndonesia3 records
- Tangkoko Batuangas NR – overlookIndonesia2 records
- Gunung MahawuIndonesia1 record
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the Yellow-cheeked Lorikeet?
The Yellow-cheeked Lorikeet weighs around 90 g.
Where does the Yellow-cheeked Lorikeet live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: montane Sulawesi. It is most often recorded in Indonesia.
When is the best time to see the Yellow-cheeked Lorikeet?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July (Southern Hemisphere).
What does the Yellow-cheeked Lorikeet eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Yellow-cheeked Lorikeet in?
It belongs to the family Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae), order Parrot (Psittaciformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 90 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 102 mm
- Tail
- 66 mm
- Bill
- 19 mm
- Tarsus
- 12 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: montane Sulawesi
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Parrot Psittaciformes
- Family
- Old World Parrots Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Saudareos
Other birds in the genus Saudareos
Mindanao LorikeetSaudareos johnstoniae
Iris LorikeetSaudareos iris
Sula LorikeetSaudareos flavoviridis
Ornate LorikeetSaudareos ornata
Pesquet's ParrotPsittrichas fulgidus
Greater Vasa ParrotCoracopsis vasa
Seychelles Black ParrotCoracopsis barklyi
Comoro Black ParrotCoracopsis sibilans
Lesser Vasa ParrotCoracopsis nigra
Yellow-capped Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta keiensis
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