A small, brightly colored parrot that had been recorded only once in the past century has been rediscovered in a remote ...
A rare find emerged from a 14-day journey over steep limestone on Indonesia's Buru Island when mountaineers and ...
The blue-fronted lorikeet was first described based on seven specimens collected in the 1920s. John C. Mittermeier / American Bird Conservancy John Mittermeier was trekking through the remote ...
It is one of Australia's best known birds, but experts now agree that the rainbow lorikeet is actually six different species. Bird experts have realised there are actually six different species of ...
In short: Thousands of Australians submitted their findings to a national biodiversity study, with 3.6 million birds spotted in everyday backyards. The rainbow lorikeet, house sparrow, and magpie ...
The extra-long tongue of the lorikeet is, at first glance, highly reminiscent of the pharyngeal jaws on the Alien franchise’s titular beastie — but this bird’s exploratory organ is decidedly less ...
RSPCA Queensland had four birds surrendered to them in late November, finding all the lorikeets were suffering from Lorikeet Paralysis Syndrome (LPS). The University of Sydney said the disease leaves ...