Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) [XC170701]
by Marc Anderson from Mount Molloy, Queensland, Australia (call, flight call)
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) [XC663438]
by Marc Anderson from Murrays Beach, City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia (uncertain)
Nest
In a hole of a tree.
Eggs (Guide)
2, rarely 3 or 1; white; rounded; about 26 x 20 mm. Incubation: about 25 days; by female.
Young
Fledge in 42 - 56 days. Fed by both parents. Young fledgings return to the nest to roost in the first few days after leaving.
Subspecies
Forms a broad superspecies with Olive-headed Lorikeet (Trichoglossus euteles), Yellow-and-green Lorikeet (Trichoglossus flavoviridis), Mindanao Lorikeet (Trichoglossus johnstoniae) and Pohnpei Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus). Formerly considered polytypic, with birds of northern Queensland placed in subspecies neglectus.
No subspecies.
Similar Species
In flight with Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Glossopsitta porphyrocephala), which is smaller and has less red underwings and Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor), which has red undertail coverts and a longer tail.
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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