Media Name:
Red-collared Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubritorquis), Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia
Description:
A pair of red-collared lorikeets (Trichoglossus rubritorquis) examine a hole in a eucalyptus tree to see if it is suitable as a nesting hollow. The pair returned over and over to check the site in a campground in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia. The red-collared lorikeet was once classed as a subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus).