Little Lorikeet (Glossopsitta pusilla)

The Little Lorikeet (Glossopsitta pusilla) is a species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It is a small parrot, predominantly green in plumage with a red face. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

They can be very hard to photograph as they tend to stay high up in trees and blend in well with the foliage but I finally got a decent shot in Durikai National Forest, near Karara.

IMG_1174a IMG_1140 IMG_1140a IMG_1144aThey have a large range on the eastern side of Australia.  I have seen them at Woodlands near MEL, several reserves in the Brisbane area and at Durikai National Forest.

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You can see how well they blend in.

Nesting pair