A new study examines how color evolved in one of the flashiest groups of parrots -- Australasian lorikeets -- finding that different plumage patches on the birds evolved independently. The study ...

We've never seen a colour mutation like this before. This rainbow lorikeet really has the Aussie colours down pat.

Bird photographer delighted by rainbow of Lorikeet colour EACH year around the end of August or early September, the battle of the Bottle Brush begins between lorikeets and honeyeaters.

Despite their name, the rainbow lorikeet chicks start their life with fluffy grey feathers before they gradually gain the bright colours that they are known for. A spokesman for Colchester Zoo ...

An Australian woman has shared a remarkable photo of a rainbow lorikeet with brightly coloured 'mutant' markings on her feathers that she found mingling with other birds in her backyard.

A man has shared a photo of a bare tree filled with rainbow lorikeets, dubbing the phenomenon the ultimate 'Aussie Christmas tree'. The birds' colourful coats lend them the festivity of Christmas ...