I always mistook them for Rainbow Lorikeets until I found out they look slightly different in the North and are actually seen as a separate species.
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I always mistook them for Rainbow Lorikeets until I found out they look slightly different in the North and are actually seen as a separate species.
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Wow, they are very similar aren't they. I'd have certainly made the same mistake in identifying them.
Great shots. Apparently they have been merged with Rainbows but I don't know for sure. Still interesting to see the difference.
Cheers, Owen.
They seem to display the same behaviour as Rainbows. I think Owen is correct - Christidis and Boles have lumped them in with Rainbow Lorikeet and the other list (name escapes me) has them as a separate species. Nice work.
Cheers,
George
Melbourne, VIC
I agree they are very similar, good photos.
This is a quote from The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds under the heading Rainbow Lorikeets:-
"Two Forms occur: eastern form, also occurs as escapee in south-west with red breast and yellow-green collar; and red-collared form from northern Australia with orange breast and collar"
Jeanne
Brisbane QLD
Lovely photos. I had thought they were different regional forms of the one species