Now THAT'S an angry bird: Rainbow lorikeet appears on a balcony looking 'grumpy' he hasn't been fed yet. Rainbow lorikeet was photographed on an Australian apartment balcony ...

A healthy rainbow lorikeet (Supplied: David Flannery) "It's like there's something wrong with their wings," Ms King said. "They're holding them down and flat out, but they're not broken.

More than 200 parrots fell from the sky over the past week, leaving scientists mystified. The rainbow lorikeets dropped from the heavens above New South Wales in Australia, after which the fallen ...

Rainbow lorikeets are native parrot species found in Australia along the east coast from North Queensland to South Australia. They are 25cm to 30cm long including the tail and weigh 75 to 157 grams.

Native to Australia’s eastern seaboard, rainbow lorikeets dwell in forest and scrubland and in leafy coastal suburbs. They are the country’s most common backyard bird.

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.

A coastal carpet python has been pictured feasting on a rainbow lorikeet while hanging upside down. Stuart McKenzie, of Australian snake removal business Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7, posted ...