Names: Fairy Lorikeet, Little Red Lorikeet, Little Red Lory Scientific name: Charmosyna pulchella Conservation status: Least Concern Info: The Fairy Lorikeet grows to a length of about 18 cm and weighs about 24-34 g. The male has the head, nape, breast and underparts red, the breast sometimes being streaked with yellow. The back of the crown has a purplish spot. The mantle, back and wings are dark green, as are the upper tail coverts. The upper side of the tail is green tipped with yellow and the central tail feathers are red towards their tips. The underside of the tail is yellow and the thighs are dark purple. The beak is orange and the eye yellowish-orange. The female is similar but the lower back is yellowish-green and the sides of the rump and flanks are yellow. The parrot is assumed to feed on pollen and nectar foraged from flowers high in the forest canopy. A nesting site is often a hole at the base of an epiphytic plant where a clutch of one or two eggs is incubated for about twenty five days.
