It is one of Australia's best known birds, but experts now agree that the rainbow lorikeet is actually six different species. Bird experts have realised there are actually six different species of ...

Hundreds of rainbow lorikeets have fallen from the sky in the past week, paralyzed by an illness researchers have struggled to understand. More than 200 paralyzed birds were taken into care around ...

Rainbow Lorikeet – A Living Pack of Skittles! If you’ve ever wanted a pet that looks like it was painted with every color in the universe, the Rainbow Lorikeet is your dream bird!

Mira Tweti's lorikeet is living the good life - ocean view, personal chef. Still, the owner advocates leaving such birds in the wild. A strong voice for planned parroting - Los Angeles Times ...

Birds that can’t blink, can’t eat, can’t fly . Thousands of rainbow lorikeets have been killed by LPS, mostly in southern Queensland and northern NSW, since the illness was identified in 2010.

LPS-affected rainbow lorikeets wait in boxes to be triaged by wildlife vets at the WIRES emergency response drop-in centre in Grafton, NSW. Image credit: WIRES “LPS is a phenomenon that we’ve seen ...

Hundreds of birds are falling from the sky in northern New South Wales and researchers cannot pinpoint why. In the past week, more than 200 paralysed rainbow lorikeets have been taken into care ...

The 24 rainbow lorikeets, found in Australia and New Guinea, are the newest birds at the Everglades Wonder Gardens, the historic landmark on Old 41 Road in Bonita Springs.

Beautiful: rainbow lorikeet at Colchester Zoo (Image: Tom Smith) “They could eat seeds and fruit as well, but this bird won’t have knowledge of local food sources which could make it difficult ...