Olive-headed Lorikeet

Trichoglossus euteles (Temminck, 1835)

Olive-headed Lorikeet, Trichoglossus euteles, is a parrot of the Psittaculidae family found in Timor and nearby islands in the eastern Lesser Sundas, including Adonara, Nila and Babar. It lives in rainforest, closed-canopy forest, woodland and cultivated ground, and its range is limited to this part of Australasia. The bird has an olive head set off by a green collar, with a red-orange bill, red eyes and grey legs. Males and females look the same, while young birds show a greener head, a brown bill and brown eyes.

Order

Psittaciformes

Family

Psittaculidae — Old World Parrots

Breeding range

Australasia: Timor and Adonara (e of Flores) to Nila and Babar (e Lesser Sundas)