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Varied Lorikeet

Psitteuteles versicolor

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernEndemicNectarWoodlandCavity nestSmall · 54 g
Varied Lorikeet (Psitteuteles versicolor), photo 1
Photo: Psitteuteles_versicolor_-Queensland-8.jpg: Joshua Robertson derivative work: Snowmanradio (talk) · CC BY 2.0
Varied Lorikeet (Psitteuteles versicolor), photo 2
Photo: Kym Nicolson · CC BY 4.0
Varied Lorikeet (Psitteuteles versicolor), photo 3
Photo: Psitteuteles_versicolor_-tree_-Australia-4.jpg: Stephen Michael Barnett derivative work: Snowmanradio (talk) · CC BY 2.0
Varied Lorikeet (Psitteuteles versicolor), photo 4
Photo: Joshua Robertson · CC BY 2.0
Varied Lorikeet (Psitteuteles versicolor), photo 5
Photo: Stephen Michael Barnett · CC BY 2.0

ID tip

The varied lorikeet is about 19 centimetres (7.5 in) long. It is mainly green with short yellow longitudinal streaks. The fine yellow streaking and broad orbital patch are distinctive. The lores, forehead, and crown are red. The beak is red, the bare eye-rings are white, the lores are bare, and the irises are orange-yellow. The upper breast is mauve with longitudinal yellow streaks. The legs are bluish-grey. In the female the red on the head is less extensive, and the breast has duller colours.

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When to see the Varied Lorikeet

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Varied Lorikeet

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Australia

About the Varied Lorikeet

The varied lorikeet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae that is endemic to the northern coastal regions of Australia.

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Easily confused with

Turquoise Parrot (Neophema pulchella) Turquoise ParrotNeophema pulchellaRanging from 20 to 22 cm (8–83⁄4 in) long with a 32 cm (12+1⁄2 in) wingspan, the turquoise parrot is a small and slightly built parrot weighing around 40 g (1+1⁄2 oz). Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus) Regent ParrotPolytelis anthopeplusA yellowish-green parrot, long and slender, with similar patterning exhibited by the sexes. Little Lorikeet (Parvipsitta pusilla) Little LorikeetParvipsitta pusillaMeasuring 15 cm (5.9 in) in length, the male and female are similarly coloured, although the latter is a little duller.

Side by side: Turquoise Parrot vs Varied Lorikeet · Little Lorikeet vs Varied Lorikeet · Regent Parrot vs Varied Lorikeet

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