Varied Lorikeet (species: Psitteuteles versicolor) in Kimberley Coast (Gaia Guide)
Psitteuteles versicolor
Varied Lorikeet


©Tom Tarrant: Varied Lorikeet (Psitteuteles versicolor)

©Joshua Robertson: Varied Lorikeet (Psitteuteles versicolor)
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Psittaciformes
Family Psittacidae
Genus Psitteuteles
Species Psitteuteles versicolor
Status least concern

Colours

                             

Distinguishing features

It is mainly green with short yellow longitudinal streaks. 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. Juveniles are much duller and are mainly green with an orange forehead, pale-brown irises, and a brown beak that is orange at the base. (Wikipedia)

Size

  • Up to 19 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Up to 35 cm

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

The Varied Lorikeet lives in tropical eucalypt forests, wetland and grassland areas in northern Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia (Wikipedia).

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