Photographed near Serendip Sanctuary, Victoria Febrauary 2015; not a good picture but will replace with better eventually |
507 PURPLE-CROWNED LORIKEET Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
Australia (348)
15-17 cm. Found in eucalyptus woodlands, drier forests on foothills, plains, roadside timber, shelter-belts, timbered watercourses, bush dams. Ranges across southern mainland, e. Victoria to s. WA, coastal to Geraldton; inland to s. riverina-mallee areas of sw. NSW; s. Flonders Ranges(SA); G. Vict. Desert-McKenzies-Payne’s Find (WA).
Next three photographs were taken along entry road to Eyre Bird Observatory, Western Australia, March 2015 |
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