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Red-collared LorikeetSize: 26-31 cm Weight: 100-140 g |
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Photos |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Red-collared Lorikeet
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Palmerston Golf Course, Palmerston, NT, July 2020]
Partly obscured frontal view of a Red-collared Lorikeet
[Darwin, NT, August 2014]
Near-frontal view of a Red-collared Lorikeet
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Pine Creek, NT, July 2020]
Lateral/ventral view of a Red-collared Lorikeet
[Pine Creek, NT, August 2014]
Red-collared Lorikeets high up in a tree; these were amongst a flock
of birds whose calls
were recorded on 18 August 2014
[Pine Creek, NT, August 2014]
Red-collared Lorikeets (photo courtesy of S. Kirkby)
[Near Kununurra, WA, June 2011]
In the process of trying to keep its balance, the upper of these two
Red-collared Lorikeets is displaying its conspicuous underwing pattern
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Pickertaramoor, Melville Island, off Darwin, NT, December 2016]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: Apr - May | Eggs: 2 - 3 | Incubation period: 25 days | Fledging age: 49 - 63 days |
Lorikeets are sociable creatures which often nest in loose colonies, also in conjunction with other species.
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Tree hollow | Material: Wooddust | Height above ground: 5 - 30 m |
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 27 x 22 mm | Colour: White | Shape: Tapered oval |
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Behaviour |
Social behaviour: Communal | Mobility: Dispersive | Elementary unit: Flock |
Red-collared Lorikeets are gregarious, often noisy birds.
Some Red-collared Lorikeet TLC; this type of behaviour is
part of a bonding ritual(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Darwin, NT, October 2017]
This looks more like some Red-collared Lorikeet "aggro"
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mary River Wilderness Retreat, NT, July 2020]
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Food, Diet |
Red-collared Lorikeets feed primarily on fruit, nectar and seeds.
Red-collared Lorikeet taking nectar from Swamp Bloodwood
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, August 2021]
Red-collared Lorikeet taking nectar and in the process
pollenating the flowers
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Pine Creek, NT, January 2020]
Red-collared Lorikeet taking nectar and in the process
pollenating
the flowers - the bill is inserted into the flower wide-open
like this, then the thick tongue is used to lick up nectar
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Pine Creek, NT, January 2020]
Red-collared Lorikeet taking nectar
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Leanyer Swamp, Darwin, NT, October 2019]
Red-collared Lorikeet taking nectar
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Leanyer Swamp, Darwin, NT, October 2019]
Red-collared Lorikeet taking seeds out of a casuarina seed cone that
is just opening
[Darwin, NT, August 2014]
This Red-collared Lorikeet appears to be taking
lerps,
the sugary secretions of
psyllids
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Tree Point Conservation Area, Shoal Bay, NT, March 2019]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
redclor_20140818_2.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Contact call | © MD | |
redclor_pb_20210213.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Contact calls (in flight) | © PB | |
redclor_pb_20180914_2.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Contact call (Q&A) | © PB | |
redclor_pb_20191023.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Contact calls (flock in flight) | © PB | |
redclor_20140818_4.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Annoyed/warning call | © MD | |
redclor_20140818_3.mp3 | (Top End, NT) | Annoyed | © MD | |
redclor_pb_20180914.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Various (with begging young) | © PB | |
redclor_pb_20190802_1.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Large flock settling in on roost | © PB | |
redclor_pb_20190802_2.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Large flock settling in on roost | © PB | |
redclor_pb_20180914_3.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Various | © PB | |
redclor_20140818.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Various | © MD | |
redclor_20140818_5.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Various | © MD |
More Red-collared Lorikeet sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.