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Scaly-breasted Lorikeet  

Also Known As: Green-and-gold Lorikeet, Greenie, Green Lorikeet, Scaly-breasted Lory, Green and Yellow Lorikeet, Green Keet, Green Parrot, Green Leek
 
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Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

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Did You Know?
The Scaly-breasted Lorikeet has interbred in the wild with the Rainbow Lorikeet.

Species Profile
Genus:
Trichoglossus

Species:
chlorolepidotus

Size: Adult Weight:
23cm (9 in) 75-95g (2.6-3.3 oz)

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Both adults in general green with yellow scalloping on back of neck, mantle and breast down to flanks; orange/red underwing coverts and wide underwing band. Bill red. Eye ring dark grey. Eye orange/yellow.

Colourization Juvenile: As in adult but with less yellow scalloping; pale brown thighs. Medium brown bill. Grey/white eye ring.

Call: Similar to Rainbow Lorikeet but higher in pitch.

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Content Sources:

Bird Health http://www.birdhealth.com.au/bird/lorikeets/lorikeets.html

Article "Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Nestbox," ref. Christine Cannon, 1984 http://users.bigpond.net.au/ozbox/sb_lor.htm

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

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1353&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, 1989.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.

Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.