Definition of Lorikeets. Meaning of Lorikeets. Synonyms of Lorikeets

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Definition of Lorikeets

Lorikeet
Lorikeet Lor"i*keet, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one numerous species of small brush-tongued parrots or lories, found mostly in Australia, New Guinea and the adjacent islands, with some forms in the East Indies. They are arboreal in their habits and feed largely upon the honey of flowers. They belong to Trichoglossus, Loriculus, and several allied genera.

Meaning of Lorikeets from wikipedia

- lorikeet page The Dangers of Feeding Lorikeets (NSW Office of Environment and Heritage) Audio field-recording of a pair of Lorikeets Rainbow Lorikeet...
- the parrot family Psittaculidae. The group consists of the lories and lorikeets. Traditionally, they were considered a separate subfamily (Loriinae) from...
- flocks of musk lorikeets have been adopting Australia's cities, such as Melbourne and Sydney. The partial reason for musk lorikeets' move to, and success...
- it been native there it would have coexisted with Kuhl's lorikeet; today no Vini lorikeets are sympatric. He later concluded that it was probably introduced...
- vegetation.: 90  The little lorikeet is gregarious and often flocks with rainbow, musk and purple-crowned lorikeets. Little lorikeets feed mostly on nectar...
- loss and the accidental introduction of predators to the island. The lorikeets are 19 cm (7.5 in) in length and weigh 42–55 g (1.5–1.9 oz). Adults are...
- coconut lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), also known as the green-naped lorikeet, is a parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Seven species of lorikeets now...
- a new monotypic genus Synorhacma based on phylogenetic studies of the lorikeets published in 2020. The name Synorhacma is an anagram of Charmosyna. The...
- phylogenetic study of the lorikeets. The genus Glossoptilus had been introduced in 1896 by Walter Rothschild and Ernst Hartert. Goldie's lorikeet is 19 cm (7.5 in)...
- Little- and musk lorikeets. It is a fast, straight flyer and dwells mainly in the forest canopy far above the ground. The lorikeet is a gregarious blossom...