Coconut Lorikeet

Trichoglossus haematodus

Description

Trichoglossus haematodus belongs to the group of parrots in the Psittaculidae family. Characteristics: The beak is orange-red, with a dark blue head fading to brown on the neck. It has a yellow collar and a green top. The chest is red with a blue-black border, and the belly is green with a yellow border. The upper tail is green and striped with green, while the lower part is yellow. The iris of the male individual is bright red, while that of the female is orange-red.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

109 – 137 kg

LENGTH

25 – 30 cm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

Mo

Monogamy

Om

Omnivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Psittaciformes

FAMILY

:

Psittaculidae

GENUS

:

Trichoglossus

SPECIES

:

Trichoglossus haematodus

Distribution

Trichoglossus haematodus occupies various types of habitats, namely mangrove forests, rain forests, palm forests, swamps, savannas, as well as human-modified areas such as coconut plantations, gardens, agricultural land and disturbed forests, up to an altitude of 2,440 masl (8,010 feet).

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : This species is found in eastern Indonesia, in Buru, Seram, Misool, Waigeo, Numfoor, Yapen and the Aru Islands, and Papua New Guinea in New Guinea, in the Bismarck Islands, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.

Habits and Lifestyle

Trichoglossus haematodus is a bird that only chooses one partner for life or is called monogamous. This bird is active during the day and is always in large groups. At night, these birds roost with their flocks in the trees. While flying it usually makes loud noises, emitting shrill calls (eg “peaow-peaow-peaow”), periodically.

Lifestyle

Monogamy, arboreal

Biome

Mangroves, rainforests, swamps, savannas, agricultural land and plantations

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

These birds are omnivores, eating mainly nectar and pollen, but they also eat other parts of flowers, as well as seeds, fruits, berries, insects, and larvae. At the tip of the tongue of this species is a special small brush, which is actually an extended papilla of the tongue. With the help of the tongue, this bird can eat nectar and pollen from flowers.

Diet : Omnivora

Mating Habits

This species breeds most of the year, depending on the region from July to December in the spring. Nests are usually located in decaying wood holes, such as Eucalyptus sp. tree holes, at a height of 25 meters above the ground. The female lays two round, matte white eggs and incubates them for 23-25 ​​days. The mother feeds the chicks for 7-8 weeks, after which they leave the nest and after another 2-3 weeks become completely independent.

Reproduction session : July to December

Incubation periods: 23 – 25 days

Independent age : 2-3 weeks after hatching

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population threats​

The species has been heavily traded: since 1981 when it was listed on CITES Appendix II, 100,388 wild-caught individuals (of pre-split T. haematodus) have been recorded in international trade (UNEP-WCMC CITES Trade Database, January 2005)

Population number​

The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Trichoglossus haematodus on The IUCN Red List site 
  3. Coconut Lorikeet on Wikipedia article