December 5, 2012 8:48 am
The Rainbow Lorikeet, is a species of Australasian parrot found in Australia, eastern Indonesia (Maluku and Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. In Australia, it is common along the eastern seaboard, from Queensland to South Australia and northwest Tasmania. Its habitat is rainforest, coastal bush and woodland areas. Several taxa traditionally listed as subspecies of the Rainbow Lorikeet are increasingly treated as separate species.
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Text excerpt © Wikipedia – Photographs © H.J. Ruiz
Posted by H.J. for avian101
Categories: Birds Photography, Rainbow Lorikeet
Tags: birds, Lorikeet, nature, photography, photos of birds
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Beautiful shots, H.J.
By Bob Zeller on December 5, 2012 at 9:34 am
Thanks Bob! 🙂
By avian101 on December 5, 2012 at 10:36 am
Great pictures.
By Lisa Rest on December 5, 2012 at 9:50 am
Thanks Lisa! 🙂
By avian101 on December 5, 2012 at 10:36 am
Amazing color of his (or her ?! 🙂 ) feather and the serie of photos as well ! ^ – ^
By yinyin on December 5, 2012 at 1:07 pm
Thanks YY! Lorikeets look the same both genders. 🙂
By avian101 on December 5, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Wow, look at that color. Thanks for sharing!
By sethsnap on December 5, 2012 at 2:01 pm
Thanks Seth! 🙂
By avian101 on December 5, 2012 at 4:01 pm