Drunken parrot season begins in Darwin

The season for drunken lorikeets has begun in the Northern Territory, but no one knows what causes it.

Each wet season drunken red-collarred lorikeets abound in the Northern Territory. Image by Jerry Oldenettel

WHEN THE WET SEASON approaches in Darwin and the mercury starts to climb, locals often turn to drink. But for wildlife carers it's the drunken birds - red-collared lorikeets to be exact - that are causing problems.

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Drunken parrots falling from sky

Parrots intoxicated by a mystery substance are dropping out of the sky near Darwin.

Red-collared lorikeets range from The Kimberly coast to the western margins of the Gulf of Carpentaria (Credit: Mitch Reardon)

SEEMINGLY DRUNKEN AND HUNGOVER parrots are dropping out of the sky in the Northern Territory and experts are at a loss to explain why.

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