A few more rainbow lorikeet facts
Rainbow lorikeet profile
- These colourful birds can be seen almost anywhere along the east coast of Australia, both in towns and in the bush.
- They tend to roost in large groups and can be seen just on dusk, arriving by the hundreds at their favourite roosting place, usually in tall eucalypts.
- Their behaviour is quite comical at times, especially at mating time, when the male tries to impress the female with a display of bobbing, bowing and prancing like a true showman!
Though males and females behave differently, it's very hard to tell them apart just by their appearance.
Page last updated: 21 February 2008