| The Rainbow Lorikeet is a very colourful parrot with a blue head and pale yellow-green back of the neck and tail feathers. The back and upperparts are bright green, the breast and underwing red and the abdomen has a blue-purple patch. They move in large, noisy flocks through the day and roost together at night.
The Rainbow Lorikeet is a very colourful parrot, which has become a common visitor to flowering plants and trees in coastal areas. In the local area, there are also many hybrids; the result of cross-breeding with Musk Lorikeets or Scaly-breasted Lorikeets. They feed mainly on nectar and pollen but also fruits and seeds. |
