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

- the parrot family Psittaculidae. The group consists of the lories and lorikeets. Traditionally, they were considered a separate subfamily (Loriinae) from...
- lorikeet page The Dangers of Feeding Lorikeets (NSW Office of Environment and Heritage) Audio field-recording of a pair of Lorikeets Rainbow Lorikeet...
- when looking for their food. Scaly-breasted lorikeets have similar habits to the related rainbow lorikeet, and the two species often group together in...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- vegetation.: 90  The little lorikeet is gregarious and often flocks with rainbow, musk and purple-crowned lorikeets. Little lorikeets feed mostly on nectar...
- A few species sometimes eat animals and carrion, while the lories and lorikeets are specialised for feeding on floral nectar and soft fruits. Almost all...
- coconut lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), also known as the green-naped lorikeet, is a parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Seven species of lorikeets now...
- 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...