- Their tongues are shaped like a brush to collect nectar.
- Rainbow Lorikeets sleep on one leg unless they are ill.
- They pollinate many of the flowering plants in Australia.
- They belong to the family of parrots.
- Rainbow Lorikeets can live to be over 20 years.
- They have bright feathers that blend with the colorful flowers they feed on.
- They eat nectar, pollen and fruit.
- Rainbow Lorikeets preen each other while resting and travel to food sites in large groups.
- They can make soft "chattering" noises and loud "screeches."
They live in the northeastern coast of Australia, around to Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, the Pacific islands, Papua-New Guinea and Indonesia.
They live in the Aviary.
Regnum: Animalia (Latin, animal)
Phylum: Chordata (Latin, cord)
Class: Aves (Latin, bird)
Order: Psittaciformes (Latin, parrot shape)
Family: Psittacidae (Latin, parrot)
Genus: Trichoglossus
Species: haematodus