Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,585
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Scaly-breasted lorikeet”.