Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus moluccanus

The rainbow lorikeet is a species of parrot found in Australia. It is common along the eastern seaboard, from northern Queensland to South Australia. Its habitat is rainforest, coastal bush, and woodland areas. Six taxa traditionally listed as subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet are now treated as separate species. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 5,047,442 times across 16 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

See the Rainbow Lorikeet on the live map

Movement and weather

Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 29°C (typically 22 to 35°C, from 6 areas). That range is wide, so temperature alone does not explain when it turns up.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

Download every area as CSV

Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.