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  • Rainbow Lorikeet, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) nick_rogers, all rights reserved

  • Rainbow Lorikeet, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Andrew Allen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Rolf Lawrenz, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) lrathbone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Rainbow Lorikeet, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Matteo Grilli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) steven_bach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus moluccanus

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44,156 observations
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Birds
iNaturalist Wikipedia

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. Several taxa traditionally listed as subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet are now treated as separate species (see Taxonomy).

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