scaly-breasted lorikeet

[Nathanael Coyne <>]

There's a small chance I just saw a scaly-breasted lorikeet here in Macquarie also alongside several king parrots (including juveniles) … I assumed it was also a small juvenile king parrot given it was hanging out with them but it had a striking orange beak, unfortunately couldn't ID before there were all was displaced by galahs. Now I have an idea what it might be I'll have a better chance of ID'ing it if it returns.

Nathanael Coyne

On 23 January 2015 at 08:28, sandra henderson <> wrote:

as reported by Ryu Callaway yesterday (and several days ago on Eremaea), the scaly-breasted lorikeet is still visiting the (quite wonderful) Riordan St park in Fadden. This morning at 8am sharp it and its rainbow lorikeet friend flew into smallish euc right next to the small playground, stayed 5 minutes, then departed again back into the suburb.

the park was alive with other parrots - numerous king parrots, lots of eastern and crimson rosellas, a few little corellas and some noisy sulphur-crested cockies. Lots of noisy miners unfortunately.  A lovely patch of woodland, no mown grass and lots of eucalypts

 

sandra h