Larry's Gallery:   Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (1/3)

PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae

Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus  

Scaly-breasted Lorikeets feed in flocks, sometimes joining flocks of Rainbow Lorikeets. They feed on nectar and pollen that they harvest with their brush-tongues, mostly from eucalypts, but also from shrubs such as melaleucas, callistemons and banksias.

They also forage from a range of garden plants, including nectar, pollen, fruits and seeds from umbrella trees.

(Scaly-breasted lorikeets - Birds in Backyards).