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Red-chinned Lorikeet  

Also Known As: Red-chinned Lory
 
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Did You Know?
The Red-chinned Lorikeet is quite tame in the wild; they are quite approachable while feeding.

Species Profile
Genus:
Charmosyna

Species:
rubrigularis

Size: Adult Weight:
17cm (6.6 in) 33-40g (1.2-1.4 oz)

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Both adults mostly green in colour; red chin and base of lower mandible, not reaching to lores; underwing band bright yellow; green tail tipped with yellow, with red at lateral feather bases. Bill orange/red. Eye orange.

Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but with little or no red on chin.

Call: Call described as soft and repetitious; emitted while in flight or occasionally while feeding. Also some harsh notes.

Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results

 

Content Sources:

Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E040.htm&Pic=040_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=1373&m=0

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

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.