Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus· 鹦鹉科(1 photos)
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Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
22-24 cm. Only lorikeet with unmarked green head; neck and breast have distinctive yellow scaly pattern; bill and eye red. Immature: bill brownish; less yellow in plumage. In flight, note orange-red wing linings. Associates with other lorikeets; has same general habits.
- Similar Species
- in flight, Purple-crowned Lorikeet and Swift Parrot also show red wing lining, but one is smaller, the other long and slender; calls differ.
- Voice
- rolling screech, higher-pitched, thinner than Rainbow Lorikeet.
- Habitat
- coastal eucalypt woodlands and forests; paperbark and banksia woodlands; flowering street trees; agricultural lands, suburban gardens.
- Breeding
- May-Feb.
- Nest
- on decayed debris in tree-hollow.
- Eggs
- 2-3; white, oval.
- Range & Status
- coastal e. Aust., from C. York (Q) s. to Illawarra region (NSW); inland to c. Augathella-Charleville (Q); Warrumbungle NP-Parkes (NSW). Common to abundant. Sedentary and nomadic. N.B. Local populations, probably based on aviary escapes, established elsewhere, e.g. Melbourne's e. and se. suburbs. In these areas interbreeds with Rainbow and other lorikeets, producing variable intermediate forms.
