Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Parrots, Macaws and Allies :: Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus

Described by: Kuhl (1820)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Queensland, Australia - Dec, 2006 © Tom Tarrant  Lake Kurwongbah, Queensland, Australia - Aug 6, 2002 © Tom Tarrant  Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - 2001 © Hans&Judy Beste  Jurong Bird Park, Singapore - May 21, 2006 © Grant Shimmin 
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Range

E. Australia;
Two populations;
Ne. Queensland on the se. Cape York Peninsula (Gold Coast, Lake Kurwongbah) s. to New South Wales (Sydney).
A small isolated population around Melbourne, Victoria is derived from escaped birds.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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