Rainbow Lorikeet

Description:

Size: Small, 10 inches Life Expectancy: up to 20 years northern Australia from Kimberley region to Cape York eastern Australia along the east coast and around to Eyre Peninsula in South Australia also occur in the regions of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia reproductive cycle, community organisation, and movements are determined by the flowering patterns of their food resources local patterns of distribution have altered with the introduction of food sources in suburban gardens. Nomadic - go where the food is; food resources tend to be abundant but short-lived; however, they can remain within an area if there are enough food patches to sustain them throughout the year

Habitat:

Rainforest, open forest, woodland, heath, mangroves, along watercourses, mallee, gardens, parks, orchards considered a lowland species, but in Australia it is not uncommon to find them in mountainous regions - they may be altitudinal migrants