Red-collared lorikeet
| Red-collared Lorikeet | |
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| At Cincinnati Zoo, USA | |
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| Species: | T. rubritorquis
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| Trichoglossus rubritorquis Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
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The Red-collared Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubritorquis) is a species of parrot found in wooded habitats in northern Australia (north-eastern Western Australia, northern Northern Territory and far north-western Queensland). It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Rainbow Lorikeet, but today most major authorities consider them as separate species.[2][3] No other member of the Rainbow Lorikeet group has an orange-red collar over the nape. Every year at the end of the dry season, many of them display symptoms of apparent drunkenness. What causes this condition is unclear.[4]
References
- ^ Template:IUCN2006
- ^ Dickinson, E. C. (editor) (2003). The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3d edition. Christopher Helm. ISBN 071366536X
- ^ Gill, F., M. Wright, & D. Donsker (2009). IOC World Bird Names. Version 2.1. Accessed 20-06-2009
- ^ Drunken parrot season begins in Darwin, Australian Geographic, 2011-09-27
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