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Trichoglossus haematodus
It is a species of Australasian parrot found in Australia, eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
The head is deep blue with a greenish-yellow nuchal collar, and the rest of the upper-parts (wings, back and tail) are deep green. The chest is red with blue-black barring. The belly is deep green, and the thighs and rump are yellow with deep green barring. In flight a yellow wing-bar contrasts clearly with the red under-wing coverts
Spotted on Aug 7, 2010
Submitted on Dec 18, 2011
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What's he doing over there !? Enjoying his holiday I hope. :)