Jun 18
Purple-crowned Lorikeets (Psitteuteles porphyrocephalus), parents with chicks, family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes, southern Australia
photograph by Jan Wegener
seen from Hong Kong SAR China
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Purple-crowned Lorikeets (Psitteuteles porphyrocephalus), parents with chicks, family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes, southern Australia
photograph by Jan Wegener
A male hooded parrot (Psephotellus dissimilis) at Pine Creek, NT, Australia
by Andrew Goodall
Bird #78 - scaly-breasted lorikeet (LC) [grey-green/olive colour morph]
In the wild, these guys are vibrant spring green, but olive and yellow coloured mutations exist in captivity. You may find them in wooded parts of eastern Australia; often they form mixed flocks with rainbow lorikeets!
Old World parrot (Psittaculidae) family
Which is the best bird?
Blue-winged parakeet
Rosy-faced lovebird
Blue lorikeet
Brehm's tiger parrot
Night parrot
i hope not too mundane, but may i humbly suggest the orange bellied parrot?
What's mundane to one person is a delight for others, I've never seen this species! What a charming face!
Have you seen the orange-bellied parrot (Neophema chrysogaster)?
I have now
Yes, in photos/videos
Yes, irl
I'm not sure
These birds' populations are slowly recovering, with 91 individuals in the wild in November of 2025.
When I was at the Netherlands visiting some family, I was certain I heard a rose ringed parakeet, and I thought I was gen tweaking but I was right 😭🙏
Mascarin with fellow endemites of it's home island - Mascarene leaf-flower and Foetidia mauritiana
The exact colors of this birdie weren't known, so i had to base this painting on just the vague descriptions provided in a time before cameras were a more widespread thing lol. I had a lot of fun coming up with a reconstruction that's unique, while still keeping in mind their most possible characteristics :>
Blue-naped Parrot Tanygnathus lucionensis
Locally known as pikoy, is a parrot native throughout the Philippines and the Talaud Islands of Indonesia. The blue-naped parrot feeds on mangoes, berries, seeds, nuts and grains, and nests in tree holes. . It is illegal to hunt, capture or possess them under Philippine law.
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