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Trichoglossus haematodus
The Rainbow Lorikeet, (Trichoglossus haematodus) is a species of Australasian parrot found in Australia, eastern Indonesia (Maluku and Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. In Australia, it is common along the eastern seaboard, from Queensland to South Australia and northwest Tasmania. Its habitat is rainforest, coastal bush and woodland areas. Several taxa traditionally listed as subspecies of the Rainbow Lorikeet are increasingly treated as separate species (see Taxonomy). Rainbow Lorikeets have been introduced to Perth - Western Australia,[2] Auckland - New Zealand, and Hong Kong. - China
Rainbow Lorikeets often travel together in pairs and occasionally respond to calls to fly as a flock, then disperse again into pairs. Rainbow Lorikeet pairs defend their feeding and nesting areas aggressively against other Rainbow Lorikeets and other bird species. They chase off not only smaller birds such as the Noisy Miner, but also larger and more powerful birds such as the Australian Magpie.
Welcome to Project Noah, ManjuPinky. The first two of these pictures are of a lorikeet which is native to Australia (I think). Then you have 4 other birds. Each different kind of bird needs to be a separate spotting. So these pictures should make 4 different spottings. You need to do this with another of your current spottings as well.
Spotted on May 6, 2012
Submitted on Sep 17, 2012
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