picture by D. Bell

Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus

Nectar eating birds living all up and down the 
extreme eastern strip of Australia and Tas-
mania. One of the most brilliantly plumaged 
of the Australian parrots, they feed in blossom 
laden trees, and are very suitable for aviary 
breeding. Rainbows are extremely noisy birds
and attract attention by their screeching and 
chattering. Lorikeets fly very swiftly, in a direct 
path.