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| The Scaly-breasted Lorikeet,
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus, is an Australian lorikeet
found in woodland in eastern Australia. The common name aptly describes
this bird, which has yellow breast feathers broadly edged with green that
look like scales. Other names this bird is known by include the Green lorikeet, green and yellow lorikeet, green keet, green parrot, green leek, greenie, and green leaf. It is often simply referred to as a "Scaly". Length: 235 mm, including 100 mm tail. Adults: Sexes are similar. General plumage green. Crown and sides of head emerald-green slightly tinged with blue. Feathers of back of neck and throat and breast yellow, broadly edged with green, giving scaly appearance. Tails are green with the base of the outer tail-feathers marked with orange-red. The lower flanks, thighs and undertail-coverts green strongly marked with yellow. Underwing-coverts orange-red. They have eyes that are orange-red, and bills (beaks) are dark coral. Their legs are generally grey-brown.
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| Juveniles: Similar to adults, but tails
are shorter. Eyes are pale brown or black, and bills are brown with some
yellow markings or orange with brown markings. The Juveniles don't bite as
hard either! The contact call of these birds is a metallic, rolling, continuous screech in flight. They have a shrill chatter when feeding. While resting, they have a soft, gentle twitter. Although, these birds can be quite noisy as mating season draws nearer. These birds are often making loud tweets/squacks when looking for food.
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