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Coconut Lorikeet

Trichoglossus haematodus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernOmnivoreForestCavity nestMedium · 113 g
Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), photo 1
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Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), photo 2
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Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), photo 3
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Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), photo 4
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Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), photo 5
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Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), photo 6
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Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), photo 7
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Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), photo 8
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Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), photo 9
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Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), photo 10
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ID tip

Coconut lorikeets typically measure around 25–30 cm (10–12 in) in length and weigh around 109–137 g (3.8–4.8 oz), but much variation exists between subspecies. The bill is orange-red, and the head clear blue fading to brown at the neck. It has a more or less extensive yellow collar and green upperparts. The breast is red, in some subspecies with more or less pronounced blue-black barring, and the belly is usually yellowish-green but in some populations its it lighter yellowish or very dark and bluish. The tail is green above and barred in green and yellow below.

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When to see the Coconut Lorikeet

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Coconut Lorikeet

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 9 countries with regular records, and 6 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Australia Papua New Guinea Singapore Vanuatu New Caledonia Solomon Islands New Zealand Indonesia Hong Kong SAR China

Recorded as a rare visitor in Taiwan, Belgium, Puerto Rico, United States, India, Japan.

About the Coconut Lorikeet

The coconut lorikeet, also known as the green-naped lorikeet, is a parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Several species of lorikeets now recognised as distinct were once lumped together under Trichoglossus haematodus; together they form the "rainbow lorikeet" species complex.

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Easily confused with

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) Scaly-breasted LorikeetTrichoglossus chlorolepidotusThe scaly-breasted lorikeet is about 23 cm (9.1 in) long. Red-collared Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubritorquis) Red-collared LorikeetTrichoglossus rubritorquisThe red-collared lorikeet measures around 26 centimetres (10 in) long. Olive-headed Lorikeet (Trichoglossus euteles) Olive-headed LorikeetTrichoglossus eutelesThe olive-headed lorikeet is a mainly green parrot about 24 cm (9.5 in) long.

Side by side: Coconut Lorikeet vs Scaly-breasted Lorikeet · Coconut Lorikeet vs Red-collared Lorikeet

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