Mustard-capped Lorikeet (Trichoglossus meyeri)

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Species Profile

Genus: Trichoglossus | Species: meyeri

Size:

20cm (7.8 in)

Weight:

40-50g (1.4-1.75 oz)

Subspecies including nominate:

one

Colour Adult:

Both adults upperparts dark green and less scalloped; green/brown hindcrown, occiput and nape; yellow cheeks and throat, widely barred with dusty green; yellow ear coverts. Lores and eye ring bare and grey.

Colour Juvenile:

As in adults, but lores and eye ring paler.

Call:

Calls made in flight are high-pitched and screechy. While feeding in flocks birds give series of moderately pitched, slurred squeaky chattering notes with upward inflection. Also emits high-pitched whistles.

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More Information:

Avibase

Content Sources:

BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
ML Media Collection Catalogue 32792, Yellow and Green Lorikeet Trichoglossus flavoviridus, van den Berg, Arnoud, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia, Jul. 23 1984, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Site

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Species Care

Captive Status:

Was fairly common in the 1990s.

Longevity:

Up to 25 yrs.

Housing:

Enclosure with well drained, concrete or tiled floor, or indoor aviary, minimum length 1.8m (6 ft) within a tiled room for ease of cleaning.

Diet:

Nectar such as a commercial type or homemade from: lactose-free baby cereal, honey and malt extract or molasses, mixed with filtered water and made fresh once or twice daily, and comprising at least 40 percent of the diet; fruits such as: apple, pear, orange, bananas, cactus fruits, pomegranate; vegetables such as: carrot, celery, corn on the cob or unsalted tinned sweet corn; green leaves such as: Swiss chard, lettuce, dandelion, sowthistle, chickweed; dried figs soaked in water for a few hours; spray millet; small amount of soaked or sprouted sunflower seed and small amount of canary seed and/or oats.

Enrichment:

Provide bird-safe, unsprayed flowering branches, different sized perches, foraging/puzzle toys, easy-to-clean ladders, noise makers and swings. Also provide overhead misters or shallow water bowls for bathing.

Nest Box Size:

Hinged lid nestbox or L-shaped nestbox, at least 10" x 10" x 25" (25.4cm x 25.4cm x 63.5cm).

Clutch Size:

2

Incubation Time:

23 days

Fledging Age:

7-8 weeks

Hatch Weight:

3-4g (0.1-0.14 oz)

Peak Weight:

45-55g (1.6-1.9 oz)

Weaning Weight:

50g (1.75 oz)

Specialist Club:

The Lory Link

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Species Wild Status

World Population:

Unknown, stable.

IUCN Red List Status:

Least Concern

CITES Listing:

Appendix II

Threat Summary:

Not globally threatened. A BirdLife “restricted-range” species. Locally common and known from protected areas Gunung Ambang Nature Reserve, North Sulawesi and Lore Lindu.

Range:

Sulawesi.

Habitat:

Found up 800-2000m (2624-6560 ft) from lowland to upper montane rainforest; also has been seen in open country where Erythrina sp. is flowering, along forest edge and in isolated stands of trees.

Wild Diet:

Blossoms of Erythrina, Euphorbia and Trema orientalis have been reported.

Ecology and Behaviour:

Seen usually in small groups, noisily mixing with Ornate Lorkeets while foraging. Is shy, keeping to dense foliage where it is nearly impossible to detect.

Clutch and Egg Size:

2 eggs

Breeding Season:

July and possibly November. Nest is in high, mossy tree cavity.

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