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The Mindanao lorikeet is 20 cm (7.9 in) long. Its green and has a beautiful color on the front. Its face is red, and it has a dark purple band on the head. It has many beautiful parts under the wing. Its feet are gray. Its beak is orange, the area around its eyes is dark gray, and its iris is red. Males and females are the same in appearance. The young have less red on the face and instead of the purple band they have brown on the back of the eye, gray around their eyes, brown on their iris, and dark brown on their beak.
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When to see the Mindanao Lorikeet
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Mindanao Lorikeet
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Mindanao Lorikeet
The Mindanao lorikeet or Mount Apo lorikeet is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is only found in the Philippines on the island of Mindanao. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and trapping for the illegal wildlife trade. IUCN estimates the population to be as low as 1,500 individuals with it going locally extinct in areas of its range.
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Easily confused with
Musk LorikeetTrichoglossus concinnusThe musk lorikeet is 22 centimetres (8.7 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).
Biak LorikeetTrichoglossus rosenbergiiThe Biak lorikeet, also known as Rosenberg's lorikeet, is a parrot in the family Psittaculidae.
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