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Goldie's lorikeet is 19 cm (7.5 in) long. It is mainly green, and its underside is yellow-green with dark green longitudinal streaks. It has a red plumage on the crown, which is less extensive in the female. The back of its head is blue, its cheeks are mainly mauve and blue, its beak is black, and its irises are brown. Its legs are greenish-brown. In juveniles the red on the head is reduced to a small red patch above its beak. Juveniles have a brown beak, a green crown, and greyish-blue plumage on the back of the head.
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When to see the Goldie's Lorikeet
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Where to see the Goldie's Lorikeet
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Goldie's Lorikeet
Goldie's lorikeet is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Glossoptilus. It is found in forest and woodland in New Guinea, primarily at altitudes of 1,000–2,200 m (3,280–7,220 ft). It is mostly green with yellowish streaks in the chest area, and a red, blue and purple head. It is a small bird measuring 19 cm in length and weighing 45–60 grams (1.6–2.1 oz).
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Easily confused with
Echo ParakeetPsittacula equesThe echo parakeet is 34–42 cm (13–17 in) long and weighs 167–193 g (5.9–6.8 oz), which makes it smaller than the other, now extinct, Mauritian parrots.
Black LoryChalcopsitta atraThe black lory is 32 cm (13 in) long and has a black bill.
Blue-crowned LorikeetVini australisThe blue-crowned lorikeet, also known as the blue-crowned lory, blue-crested lory, Solomon lory or Samoan lory, is a parrot found In the Polynesian Islands of Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, and some other islands off the coast like Niue and Futuna.
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