Swainson’s Blue Mountain Lorikeet Info, Diet, Care & Pictures The

Hits: 24400 Lorikeet, Swainson's Blue Mountain (Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus) by Jim Hayward Original homeland Australia; wide coastal margin spreading from north-east to south-east Australia, and northern Tasmania; range gradually increasing. Natural habitat Wooded country, gardens of towns and cities. Status in the Wild Plentiful and.. About Swainson's Blue Mountain Lorikeet The Swainson's Blue Mountain Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus), one of the Rainbow Lorikeets, is a medium-large strikingly coloured lorikeet, typically about 12 inches in length. This colourful parrot is an active and swift flying bird. Its habitat is rainforest, coastal bush and woodland areas.

The Blue Mountain lorikeet may have received its name from early Australian settlers who found the bird common in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. As is true of most of the Rainbow lories, the Blue Mountain lory is nomadic, being found in greatest abundance where there are flowering eucalyptus trees. Dis tributed in far eastern and southeastern coastal Australia and Tasmania, they in habit.. Other Common Names: Swainson's Blue Mt. Lorikeet, Rainbow Lory, Swainson's Lory, Blue Mountain Lory ** A special note about Rainbow Lorikeets - Like all Lories, these bird require a nectar diet to maintain optimal health and longevity.