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Scaly-breasted Lorikeet  (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus)

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 perched

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

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Above 100,000

Range: Found in NE Australia from Cooktown, N Queensland south to Illawarra district, E New South Wales. Feral Melbourne district, S Victoria.

Habitat:
Found up to 600m (1968 ft); inhabits coastal eucalypt woodland and forests, orchards and flowering street trees.

Threat Summary:
None so far.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Diet is pollen, nectar, fruit and insects, also eucalypts, and may feed on crops.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Move in large noisy flocks, noisy while feeding but less conspicuous than Rainbow Lorikeet, with which it socializes.

Clutch and Egg Size:
2 to 3 ovate eggs, 26 x 19.5mm (1 x 0.7 in).

Breeding Season:
Recorded in most months; in south August-January, north season longer beginning in May.

More Info Sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaly-breasted_Lorikeet