Varied Lorikeet
Photo · Edward Lear

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Varied Lorikeet

Psitteuteles versicolor(Lear, 1831)

Endemic
Order
PSITTACIFORMES
Commonness
Endemic
Best seen
Year-round

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

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

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
North-east WA to north-west QLD (north Australia)

03 · When

When to look

Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.

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05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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