Saturday
Jan112014
Lorikeets show no fear
Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 13:25 
LORIKEET LOVE: Rainbow lorikeets. Picture by JIM THOMSONThe rainbow lorikeet is one of the most dramatically coloured birds on the east coast of Australia.
Entries in Trichoglosus haematodus - Rainbow Lorikeets (18)
Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 13:25 Thursday
Oct172013
Problem-Solving Parrots Understand Cause and Effect
Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 12:09 
Spectacled Parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus). Image by Ron KnightScientists speculate two factors may influence why some animal species are smarter than others: the foraging behavior of a species (for instance, how cognitively demanding it is for the animals to obtain food) and the social complexity of the animals’ society.
Sunday
Dec022012
Flock of parrots waste no time finishing an unattended chocolate milkshake
Sunday, December 2, 2012 at 2:41 
Sweet treat: The company of parrots descended on a cafe table where a chocolate milkshake had been left unattended.Sharing was not part of the agenda for this colourful parrot as it claimed ownership of a tasty milkshake.
Tuesday
Jul172012
Solomon Islands at centre of “captive breeding” shenanigans
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 0:18 
Thousands of Cardinal Lories and other native Solomon Islands birds were exported through falsely claiming them as captive-bredSingapore —Tens of thousands of wild birds exported from the Solomon Islands have been laundered into the global wildlife trade by declaring them as captive-bred, a new TRAFFIC study has found.
tagged Cacatua alba - Umbrella Cockatoo, Cacatua ducorpsii - Solomons Cockatoo, Cacatua ophthalmica - Blue-eyed Cockatoo, Cacatua sulphurea - Lesser Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, Chalcopsitta cardinalis - Cardinal Lory, Eclectus roratus - Eclectus Parrot, Lorius chlorocercus - Yellow-bibbed Lory, Lorius garrulus - Chattering Lory, Psittrichas fulgidus - Pesquet's Parrot, Trichoglosus haematodus - Rainbow Lorikeets | in Captive breeding, Conservation, Smuggling, Wild bird trade
Cacatua alba - Umbrella Cockatoo, Cacatua ducorpsii - Solomons Cockatoo, Cacatua ophthalmica - Blue-eyed Cockatoo, Cacatua sulphurea - Lesser Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, Chalcopsitta cardinalis - Cardinal Lory, Eclectus roratus - Eclectus Parrot, Lorius chlorocercus - Yellow-bibbed Lory, Lorius garrulus - Chattering Lory, Psittrichas fulgidus - Pesquet's Parrot, Trichoglosus haematodus - Rainbow Lorikeets | in Captive breeding, Conservation, Smuggling, Wild bird trade Wednesday
May232012
Pushy parrots fall off their perch
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 10:56 
Greedy: Rainbow lorikeets are accused of hogging trees. HWT Image Library BIRD lovers are killing rainbow lorikeets with kindness - and respected ornithologists at Birds Australia are not unhappy about the deaths.