Family

Psittacidae

Habits

wander in noisy flocks searching for flowers and fruit

Habitat

Woodland Forest Wetlands, Flowering eucalypts; tea-trees; tropical lowlands; inland waters and fringing forest; open woodland; floodplains.

Breeding

Mainly April May June July August, 2-4; white. Incubation is about 22 days and young fly in 5-6 weeks.

Parks

Kakadu National Park

Diet

Herbivore, Nectar, pollen; fruits and seeds of eucalypts; paperbarks and grevillas.

Details

Common Name: Varied Lorikeet Scientific Name: Psitteuteles versicolor
Sub Order: Unavailable Order: Psittaciformes
Class: Aves Category: Endemic
Status: Least Concern Size: 220 mm.

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