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| Keywords: musk lorikeet musklorikeet glossopsitta parrot flickr's best creatures flickrsbestcreatures public domain dedication (cc0) publicdomaindedicationcc0 free photos freephotos bird animal bright Species Profile Genus: Glossopsitta Species: concinna Size: Adult Weight: 22cm (8.6 in) 60-90g (2.1-3.1 oz) Races including nominate: Two barely differentiated subspecies: G.c.concinna, G.c. didimus Colourization Adult: G.c. concinna: both adults red forehead and eye stripe; blue crown which is duller in female; mantle bronze/brown; sides of breast yellow. Bill red with black at base. Eye orange. G.c. didimus: both adults less blue on crown, nearly absent in female. Colourization Juvenile: G.c. concinna: duller red and yellow patches. Bill brown. Eye brown. G.c. didimus: almost no blue on crown. Call: Said to be loud, a rolling metallic screech. Also chattering while feeding. Species Profile Genus: Glossopsitta Species: concinna Size: Adult Weight: 22cm (8.6 in) 60-90g (2.1-3.1 oz) Races including nominate: Two barely differentiated subspecies: G.c.concinna, G.c. didimus Colourization Adult: G.c. concinna: both adults red forehead and eye stripe; blue crown which is duller in female; mantle bronze/brown; sides of breast yellow. Bill red with black at base. Eye orange. G.c. didimus: both adults less blue on crown, nearly absent in female. Colourization Juvenile: G.c. concinna: duller red and yellow patches. Bill brown. Eye brown. G.c. didimus: almost no blue on crown. Call: Said to be loud, a rolling metallic screech. Also chattering while feeding. | ||||
