Australian Scaly Breasted Lorikeets Postcard

The Rainbow Lorikeet is unmistakable with its bright red beak and colourful plumage. Both sexes look alike, with a blue (mauve) head and belly, green wings, tail and back, and an orange/yellow breast. They are often seen in loud and fast-moving flocks, or in communal roosts at dusk. The Scaly is found along the east coast area of Australia from Sydney in N.S.W. to Cooktown in northern Queensland. Over much of this range it is common to locally abundant. It is a gregarious species prefering the open forest, often travelling in large flocks from tree to tree in the company of Rainbow Lorikeets. It is common in urban areas, taking advantage of any nector bearing garden plantings, especially Grevilleas. The breeding season in the wild is from May to December.