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Revision as of 18:15, 19 February 2022
Alternative name: Citrine Lorikeet
- Trichoglossus flavoviridis
Identification
21 cm
- Green plumage
- Olive-yellow forehead and crown
- Brown collar
- Yellow throat and breast, ith dark green scalloping
- Yellow-green flanks to undertail coverts
- Yellow-green underwing coverts
- Orange-yellow bill
- Pinkish-orange bare lores and eye-ring
- Orangey-yellow eye
Distribution
South-east Asia: found on Sulawesi and the Sulu Islands in Indonesia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- T.f. flavoviridis on Sulu Islands
- T.f. meyeri on Sulawesi
Habitat
Both lowland and upper montane forests; sometimes seen in more open areas.
Behaviour
Diet
Their natural diet consists of blossoms, particularly from Erythrina and Euphorbia.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
- World Parrot Trust
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-cheeked Lorikeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-cheeked_Lorikeet
