The Rainbow Lorikeet has a violet-blue head, orange-red upper breast, and a deep blue abdomen, with a mix of red. Download this stock image: Yellow-and-green Lorikeet / Meyer's Lori / Meyers Lori - A48PXE from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Language Common name; Dutch: Geelgroene Lori: English, United States: Yellow-and-green Lorikeet: French: Loriquet jaune et vert: … Its beak is orange. Rainbow lorikeets certainly live up to their name—their faces and bellies sport a deep blue plumage with green feathers on their wings, backs, and heads. The Meyer's Lorikeet looks similar to the nominate form - the Yellow-and-Green Lorikeet - , although they usually are smaller in size. The tongue of the Yellow and Green Lorikeet is specially adapted for harvesting pollen and nectar from flowers. Goldie’s lorikeet The Goldie’s Lorikeet (Trichoglossus goldiei) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. The underside is yellow-green. It is generally common. Yellow And Green Lorikeet relies on flight to move around. The citrine lorikeet is a mainly green parrot about 20 cm long. They have bright red breasts with highlights of yellow and orange on the sides. It is listed in CITES Appendix II. It has a bright red forehead and red patch on side of face from eye to ear. It is found in the forests and woodland of Indonesia in the Sula Islands and Sulawesi at altitudes up to 2400m. Reproduction is dioecious. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Species Care. Click to continue> Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna) The Musk Lorikeet is a medium-sized green lorikeet with a yellow patch at the side of the breast under the wing. It is smaller with darker green backs/wings than the nominate Citrine Lorikeet and has light lime-yellow scales on the front rather than bright yellow, with an olive head. Trichoglossus flavoviridis (Yellow And Green Lorikeet) is a species of birds in the family Psittaculidae. Academic Research Related publications: Trichoglossus flavoviridis. Names (15) Species names in all available languages. They average 18 cm (7 ins), wing length 95-105 mm (3.5 - 4 ins) while the nominate Yellow-and-Green Lorikeet is usually 20 - 21 cm (7.8 - … The head is bright red with bluish-purple coloring around the face. Immatures are duller with less red on face and brown bill. It has a green (usually bright) back, red beak, and greenish yellow tail. Meyer's Lorikeet (Trichoglossus flavoviridus meyeri) is a subspecies of the Yellow and Green/Citrine Lorikeet above. Yellow-and-green Lorikeet Trichoglossus flavoviridis. It is found in Australasia. It is tipped with elongated papillae (finger-like projections) to enable the bird to easily reach these food sources. It is native to Sulawesi, Indonesia. Click here for more information about the Red List categories and criteria Justification of Red List category Although this species may have a small range, it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size … They are brightly colored birds with beautiful shades of red, green, violet, blue, yellow, and orange. The Yellow-and-green lorikeet, also know as the Citrine lorikeet, is a species of parrot belonging to the Psittaculidae family. The Goldie’s Lorikeet is basically an all green bird with yellow streaking on the chest and belly. Upper breast, and orange meyeri ) is a mainly green parrot about 20 cm.... Adapted for harvesting pollen and nectar from flowers beak, and a blue! 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