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Little Lorikeet  

Also Known As: Little Lory, Red-faced Lorikeet, Red-faced Lory, Little Keet, Green Keet, Green Parakeet, Green Leek, Jerryang, Gizzie, Slit
 
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Little Lorikeet perching

Credit: (c) Tom Tarrant | http://www.aviceda.org/abid/
 
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Did You Know?
The flight of the Little Lorikeet is quick and direct, its short tail pointed straight out, giving the bird a "bullet" like appearance. Its rapid wingbeats produce a whirring sound, much like a hummingbird.

Species Profile
Genus:
Glossopsitta

Species:
pusilla

Size: Adult Weight:
15cm (5.8 in) 30-50g (1.05-1.75 oz)

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Both adults mainly yellow/green in colour; red face; bronze/brown upper mantle; green underwing coverts. Bill black. Eye yellow.

Colourization Juvenile: Red face duller; upper mantle minimal brown. Bill dark brown. Eye brown.

Call: Calls are high-pitched and rolling, sounding like the rattling of a chain. Continuous chatter while feeding.

Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results

 

Content Sources:

PetPlace http://www.petplace.com/birds/the-life-span-of-some-common-pet-birds/page1.aspx

Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E037.htm&Pic=037_1.JPG

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

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1370&m=0

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

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

Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.

Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.