Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna) [XC172230]
by Marc Anderson from Kings Plains National Park, New South Wales, Australia (flight call)
Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna) [XC723207]
by nick talbot from Coburg North, Victoria, Australia (uncertain, building work)
Breeding Season (Guide)
Mainly September - November.
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Nest
In a hole of a tree, usually high up.
Eggs (Guide)
2; white; rounded; about 24 x 20 mm. Incubation: 21 - 25 days; by female.
Young
Fledge in 42 - 49 days.
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
concinna (Shaw, 1791) - New South Wales, Victoria and SA.
didimus Mathews, 1915 - Tasmania.
Similar Species
Little Lorikeet (Glossopsitta pusilla), which is smaller, has a black bill, red patch on face and not cheek. Call is also different. Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Glossopsitta porphyrocephala) which is smaller, has red underwing coverts, and a purple crown.
References
See References.
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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