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Trichoglossus moluccanus

Rainbow Lorikeet at Killara, VIC

Trichoglossus moluccanus at Killara, VIC - 19 Feb 2022
Trichoglossus moluccanus at Killara, VIC - 19 Feb 2022
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Identification history

Trichoglossus moluccanus 20 Feb 2022 ChrisAllen
Trichoglossus moluccanus 20 Feb 2022 KylieWaldon

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Don't think I've spotted this species at this site before. Not sure what they were eating.

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Nearby sightings

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Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Monitoring Site 136 - Riparian - 17 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon

Apis mellifera

KylieWaldon
Corvus coronoides (Australian Raven) at Killara, VIC - 16 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon

Corvus coronoides

KylieWaldon
Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) at Killara, VIC - 16 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon

Acacia melanoxylon

KylieWaldon
Ranunculus repens (Creeping Buttercup) at Killara, VIC - 16 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon

Ranunculus repens

KylieWaldon
Calystegia silvatica (Giant Bindweed) at Killara, VIC - 27 Jan 2023 by KylieWaldon

Calystegia silvatica

KylieWaldon
Phragmites australis (Common Reed) at Killara, VIC - 27 Jan 2023 by KylieWaldon

Phragmites australis

KylieWaldon
Eolophus roseicapilla (Galah) at Killara, VIC - 27 Jan 2023 by KylieWaldon

Eolophus roseicapilla

KylieWaldon
Diplacodes melanopsis (Black-faced Percher) at Killara, VIC - 27 Jan 2023 by KylieWaldon

Diplacodes melanopsis

KylieWaldon
Phragmites australis (Common Reed) at Killara, VIC - 30 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon

Phragmites australis

KylieWaldon
Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) at Killara, VIC - 6 Oct 2021 by Darcy

Acacia melanoxylon

Darcy
Polistes (Polistella) humilis (Common Paper Wasp) at Killara, VIC - 10 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw

Polistes (Polistella) humilis

Kyliegw
Paropsis augusta (A eucalypt leaf beetle) at Killara, VIC - 10 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw

Paropsis augusta

Kyliegw
Thynninae (subfamily) (Smooth flower wasp) at Killara, VIC - 10 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw

Thynninae (subfamily)

Kyliegw
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Killara, VIC - 10 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw

Vanessa kershawi

Kyliegw
Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) at Killara, VIC - 10 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw

Acacia melanoxylon

Kyliegw
Utetheisa (genus) (A tiger moth) at Killara, VIC - 6 Mar 2021 by Kyliegw

Utetheisa (genus)

Kyliegw
Amyema sp. (Mistletoe) at Monitoring Site 136 - Riparian - 5 Mar 2021 by Kyliegw

Amyema sp.

Kyliegw
Amyema sp. (Mistletoe) at Wodonga Regional Park - 5 Mar 2021 by Kyliegw

Amyema sp.

Kyliegw
Acacia pravissima (Wedge-leaved Wattle, Ovens Wattle) at Wodonga Regional Park - 5 Mar 2021 by Kyliegw

Acacia pravissima

Kyliegw
Acacia paradoxa (Kangaroo Thorn) at Monitoring Site 136 - Riparian - 5 Mar 2021 by Kyliegw

Acacia paradoxa

Kyliegw
Callistemon sieberi (River Bottlebrush) at Wodonga Regional Park - 21 Nov 2020 by Kyliegw

Callistemon sieberi

Kyliegw
Kunzea ericoides (Burgan) at Killara, VIC - 21 Nov 2020 by Kyliegw

Kunzea ericoides

Kyliegw
Sericornis frontalis (White-browed Scrubwren) at Wodonga Regional Park - 27 Sep 2020 by Kyliegw

Sericornis frontalis

Kyliegw
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Monitoring Site 136 - Riparian - 17 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Corvus coronoides (Australian Raven) at Killara, VIC - 16 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) at Killara, VIC - 16 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Ranunculus repens (Creeping Buttercup) at Killara, VIC - 16 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Calystegia silvatica (Giant Bindweed) at Killara, VIC - 27 Jan 2023 by KylieWaldon
Phragmites australis (Common Reed) at Killara, VIC - 27 Jan 2023 by KylieWaldon
Eolophus roseicapilla (Galah) at Killara, VIC - 27 Jan 2023 by KylieWaldon
Diplacodes melanopsis (Black-faced Percher) at Killara, VIC - 27 Jan 2023 by KylieWaldon
Phragmites australis (Common Reed) at Killara, VIC - 30 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) at Killara, VIC - 6 Oct 2021 by Darcy
Polistes (Polistella) humilis (Common Paper Wasp) at Killara, VIC - 10 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Paropsis augusta (A eucalypt leaf beetle) at Killara, VIC - 10 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Thynninae (subfamily) (Smooth flower wasp) at Killara, VIC - 10 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Killara, VIC - 10 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) at Killara, VIC - 10 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Utetheisa (genus) (A tiger moth) at Killara, VIC - 6 Mar 2021 by Kyliegw
Amyema sp. (Mistletoe) at Monitoring Site 136 - Riparian - 5 Mar 2021 by Kyliegw
Amyema sp. (Mistletoe) at Wodonga Regional Park - 5 Mar 2021 by Kyliegw
Acacia pravissima (Wedge-leaved Wattle, Ovens Wattle) at Wodonga Regional Park - 5 Mar 2021 by Kyliegw
Acacia paradoxa (Kangaroo Thorn) at Monitoring Site 136 - Riparian - 5 Mar 2021 by Kyliegw
Callistemon sieberi (River Bottlebrush) at Wodonga Regional Park - 21 Nov 2020 by Kyliegw
Kunzea ericoides (Burgan) at Killara, VIC - 21 Nov 2020 by Kyliegw
Sericornis frontalis (White-browed Scrubwren) at Wodonga Regional Park - 27 Sep 2020 by Kyliegw

Location information

Sighting information

  • 6 Abundance
  • 19 Feb 2022 07:00 AM Recorded on
  • KylieWaldon Recorded by

Species information

  • Trichoglossus moluccanus Scientific name
  • Rainbow Lorikeet Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 847.7m Recorded at altitude
  • 423 images trained Machine learning

  • Synonyms

    Trichoglossus haematodus

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  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
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