PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae

Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus  

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus)
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© Nikki Dunis 2010
Byron Bay, NSW (Mar, 2010)

I'm not quite sure whether this bird is suffering from a disease, or the reason it is missing the feathers from the top of its head is due to the fact that it kept getting attacked by a Magpie-lark.

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus)

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet