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Varied Lorikeet< Alternate name(s): "Red-capped Lorikeet" ![]() Size: 18-20 cm Weight: 50-60 g |
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Photos |
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male Varied Lorikeet in a Woolibutt tree;
note the pronounced mauve-pink breast
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Bird Billabong Road, near Arnhem Highway, NT, July 2018]
Lateral view of a (probably male) Varied Lorikeet (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, March 2013]
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FEMALE |
Frontal view of a female Varied Lorikeet
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, July 2021]
Frontal view of a female Varied Lorikeet
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, July 2021]
Frontal/ventral view of a female Varied Lorikeet in a Woolibutt tree
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Marrakai track, NT, August 2013]
Near-lateral view of a female Varied Lorikeet; note the scarcity of
mauve-pink on the breast
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, July 2021]
Lateral view of a female Varied Lorikeet
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, July 2021]
Lateral view of a female Varied Lorikeet doing a split
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, July 2021]
Lateral view of a female Varied Lorikeet feeding head-down
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, July 2021]
Lateral/ventral view of a female Varied Lorikeet
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, July 2021]
Near-dorsal/ventral view of a female Varied Lorikeet
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, July 2021]
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PAIR |
Near-frontal view of two Varied Lorikeets in a Woolibutt tree;
the bird on the left, with the extended mauve chest, is a male,
the one on the right is a female
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Marrakai track, NT, August 2013]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Frontal view of a juvenile Varied Lorikeet in a Woolibutt tree;
note the small area of red on the forehead, the lack of a
mauve-pink chest patch and the horn-coloured bill
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Bird Billabong Road, near Arnhem Highway, NT, July 2018]
Near-dorsal/ventral view of a juvenile Varied Lorikeet in a Woolibutt tree;
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Bird Billabong Road, near Arnhem Highway, NT, July 2018]
Juvenile Varied Lorikeet licking nectar from the flowers of a Woolibutt tree
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Bird Billabong Road, near Arnhem Highway, NT, July 2018]
Juvenile Varied Lorikeet licking nectar from a flower; the
all-green head and front of this bird suggest that it is still
very young
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Manton Dam, near Darwin, NT, September 2019]
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Food, Diet |
Male Varied Lorikeet feeding on the nectar of Woolibutt flowers
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Bird Billabong Road, near Arnhem Highway, NT, July 2018]
Female Varied Lorikeet feeding on nectar in a paperbark tree
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, March 2013]
Distant view of a female Varied Lorikeet feeding on Lysiphyllum cunninghamii (photo courtesy of R. Russell)
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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.
varlori_20140818_3.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Contact calls | © MD | |
varlori_pb_20180708_3.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Contact calls | © PB | |
varlori_pb_20180708_2.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Squabbling | © PB | |
varlori_20140818.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Mob departing | © MD | |
varlori_pb_20180708.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Feeding calls? | © PB | |
varlori_20140818_2.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Adult with begging juveniles | © MD | |
varlori_pb_20180708_5.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Various | © PB |
More Varied Lorikeet sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.