rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) Perruche a tete bleue, male
Date 1801
Source Histoire naturelle des perroquets. Volume 1 by Francois Levaillant
Author Jacques Barraband (1767–1809)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Levaillant_Parrot_24.jpg
The rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) is a species of parrot found in Australia. It is common along the eastern seaboard, from northern Queensland to South Australia and Tasmania. Its habitat is rainforest, coastal bush and woodland areas. Several taxa traditionally listed as subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet are now treated as separate species.
