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Emerald Lorikeet  

Also Known As: Orange-billed Lorikeet, Orange-billed Mountain Lory, Alpine Lorikeet
 
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Emerald Lorikeet foraging

Credit: (c) Mehd Halaouate | http://www.indonesien.nu/indonesieneng
 
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Did You Know?
The babies of the Emerald Lorikeet have very thick down compared to other species.

Species Profile
Genus:
Neopsittacus

Species:
pullicauda

Size: Adult Weight:
18cm (7 in) 28-40g (1-1.4 oz)

Races including nominate:
three: N.p. pullicauda, N.p. alpinus, N.p. socialis

Colourization Adult:
N.p. pullicauda: both adults-crown and nape softly streaked with yellow/green; nape lightly washed olive/brown; cheeks green streaked with green/yellow; red throat to centre of abdomen; red underwing coverts and underwing band; upper tail green, underneath olive/green, with red at lateral feather bases. Bill deep orange. Eye red. N.p. alpinus: both adults-pale orange/red breast in contrast to dark red abdomen; upper parts darker green. N.p. socialis: both adults-upperparts and sides of head darker green; less olive/brown on nape.

Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but generally duller in colour, with reduced red on underparts; less visible streaking on head. Bill orange/brown.

Call: High in pitch, quiet and musical. Somewhat similar to Musschenbroek's Lorikeet.

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Content Sources:

Lory Link http://www.kcbbs.gen.nz/lori/ar/lories.html

Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E054.htm&Pic=054_1.JPG&Search=&Lang=

CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1388&m=0

Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/

Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.