Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis
(aka Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus rubritorquis)
Red-collared Lorikeet, Mary River, Northern Territory, Australia, October 2013 - click for larger image Mary River, Northern Territory, Australia
October 2013

The Red-collared Lorikeet is distributed in the north of Australia. See the distribution map at Birdlife International.

It differs from Rainbow Lorikeet T. moluccanus in having an orange rather than pale green hind collar, a blue rather than green nape and a black rather than blue belly.
Red-collared Lorikeet, Mary River, Northern Territory, Australia, October 2013 - click for larger image Many authorities lump Red-collared Lorikeet with Coconut Lorikeet T. haematodus, Biak Lorikeet T. rosenbergii and Rainbow Lorikeet T. moluccanus but all are treated as distinct species by the HBW and Birdlife International Checklist.
Red-collared Lorikeet, Mary River, Northern Territory, Australia, October 2013 - click for larger image
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