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Musk Lorikeet  

Also Known As: Musky Lorikeet, Musk Lory, Green Keet, Keet, Green Leek, Red-crowned Lorikeet, Red-eared Lorikeet, Red-cheeked Lorikeet, Red-cheek, King Parrot
 
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Musk Lorikeet profile

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Did You Know?
This species' name comes from the musky scent that the birds are thought to emit.

Species Profile
Genus:
Glossopsitta

Species:
concinna

Size: Adult Weight:
22cm (8.6 in) 60-90g (2.1-3.1 oz)

Races including nominate:
Two barely differentiated subspecies: G.c.concinna, G.c. didimus

Colourization Adult:
G.c. concinna: both adults red forehead and eye stripe; blue crown which is duller in female; mantle bronze/brown; sides of breast yellow. Bill red with black at base. Eye orange. G.c. didimus: both adults less blue on crown, nearly absent in female.

Colourization Juvenile:
G.c. concinna: duller red and yellow patches. Bill brown. Eye brown. G.c. didimus: almost no blue on crown.

Call: Said to be loud, a rolling metallic screech. Also chattering while feeding.

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Content Sources:

Birds N Ways http://www.birdsnways.com/mowen/musk2.htm

Article "Musk Lorikeets," by Kellie Stewart http://www.kcbbs.gen.nz/lori/ar/musks.html

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1369&m=0

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

Internet Parrot 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.