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Green Naped Lorikeet

About Green Naped Lorikeet

The Green Naped Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus haematodus) is a small bird about 25 to 30 cm in length. This colourful parrot occupies a wide range of lowland and wooded hill habitats, including mangroves, rainforest, nypa forest, swamps, savanna and woodland. It also occupies human-modified areas including coconut plantations, gardens, agricultural land and disturbed forest. This bird is not very noisy and can learn to speak fairly well, and can be a good pet.

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Habitat

Eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands

Primary Diet

Nectar, Fruit, greens, buds, pollens & some seeds

Life span - wild

15 to 20 years

Life span - captivity

30 to 32 years

Conservation status

Least concern

Pet potential

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