Marigold Lorikeet

When to see the Marigold Lorikeet

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 5 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Marigold Lorikeet

The map shades 1 country with regular records, and 1 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.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Indonesia.

About the Marigold Lorikeet

The marigold lorikeet or Sumba lorikeet is a species of parrot that is endemic to the Southeast Asian islands of Sumba, Rote, Wetar and Kisar (Indonesia) and Timor. It was previously considered a subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet, but following a review in 1997, it is increasingly treated as a separate species.

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Easily confused with

Iris LorikeetTrichoglossus irisThe iris lorikeet is 20 cm (8 in) long. Mindanao LorikeetTrichoglossus johnstoniaeThe Mindanao lorikeet is 20 cm (7.9 in) long. Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusThe rainbow lorikeet is a medium-sized parrot, with the length ranging from 25 to 30 cm (9.8 to 11.8 in), including the tail, and the weight varies from 75 to 157 g (2.6–5.5 oz).