Trichoglossus haematodus

Rainbow Lorikeet, the most beautiful bird in the Outback!

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References- Giving credit where credit is due!

Bird Phylogeny 1998-2005. <URL:    http://whozoo.org/birds/birdphylogeny.html>.  Accessed 7 April    2008.

Freeman, S. 2005. Biological Science 2nd Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall,     Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA.

Jerrard, S.  2006.  Rainbow lorikeets put on hit list.  The West    Australian. Accessed 7 April 2008. 

Juniper, T. and M. Parr.  1988.  Parrots: a guide to parrots of the    world.  Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Knowler, D.  2007.  Colorful intruder.  Hobart Mercury.  Accessed 7    April 2008.

Loriinae, or Trichoglossinae (bird family) 2008. <URL:    http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-348213/Loriinae>.  Accessed 7    April 2008.

Psittacidae 1999. <URL: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-   Psittacidae.html>.  Accessed 7 April 2008.

Rainbow lorikeet 2008. <URL: http://australian-   animals.net/rainbow.htm>.  Accessed 19 April 2008.

Reardon, M.  2001. Rainbows in flight.  Australian Geographic.    Accessed 31 March 2008.

Shukuroglou, P., M.A. McCarthy.  2006.  Modelling the occurrence of    rainbow lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) in Melbourne.  Austral    Ecology.  Accessed 31 March 2008.

Wolf, P., A.-C. Häbich, M. Bürkle, and J. Kamphues.  2007. Basic data    on food intake, nutrient digestibility and energy requirements of    lorikeets.  Journal of Animal Physiology & Animal Nutrition. Accessed    31 March 2008.

If you just can't get enough of the rainbow lorikeet, here are some links that you might like!

1.) “Unique Australian Animals" <URL: http://australian-animals.net/rainbow.htm>.

2.) “Bird Breeds, Rainbow lorikeet” <URL: http://www.bird-breeds.com/Rainbow_Lorikeet.htm>.

3.) “Rainbow lorikeet: Species Accounts” <URL: http://animals.jrank.org/pages/773/Parrots-Psittaciformes-RAINBOW-LORIKEET-Trichoglossus-haematodus-SPECIES-ACCOUNTS.html>.

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