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Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus moluccanus

Its tongue ends in a brush of tiny bristles for mopping up nectar and pollen. Thousands may gather to sleep in the same trees each night.

Where to see it for real: Plant flowering grevilleas, bottlebrushes and eucalypts. Bread and honey water make lorikeets sick.

Spot it in the game

Lives in the Australian bush habitat (Eastern Australia, among gum trees).

Rainbow Lorikeet facts

Family

Parrots

Length

11 in (28 cm)

Weight

4.4 oz (125 g)

Diet

Nectar and pollen, plus fruit and seeds.

Range

Eastern and northern coastal Australia; introduced around Perth and in New Zealand.

Nest

A hollow high in a eucalypt, with the eggs on chewed rotten wood.

Song

Shrill screeches in flight and nonstop chattering while it feeds.

Active

by day

Status

Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: widespread and not at risk.

What the Rainbow Lorikeet sounds like

How to attract the Rainbow Lorikeet

Feeder foods, favorite first: nectar, fruit. Feeders that hold them: nectar feeder and platform feeder. Keep a bird bath full, too.

In the game: fill a feeder with nectar and fruit and keep the bird bath full. It is a common visitor.

More: bird songs and calls, what to feed birds.

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