Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) drinking at Randers Regnskov Zoo, Denmark.© Mats Lindh / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons ...

RSPCA Queensland had four birds surrendered to them in late November, finding all the lorikeets were suffering from Lorikeet Paralysis Syndrome (LPS). The University of Sydney said the disease leaves ...

A mystery paralysis syndrome is afflicting lorikeet populations in south-east Queensland and northern NSW at a rate scientists say they have never seen Dr Tim Portas pulls the patient from a cardboard ...

Think you know everything about our kaleidoscopic lorikeets? Think again. These birds are full of surprises. Loud and belligerent, rainbow lorikeets are the soundtrack of urban Australia. They live so ...

Few animals attract attention quite like birds. Some impress through remarkable migrations or unusual behaviour, while others are remembered simply because of their appearance. Across forests, ...

The rainbow lorikeet measures up to 12 inches in length and weighs 2 to 6 ounces. The Rosamond Gifford Zoo has two rainbow lorikeets and they can be found in the Diversity of Birds exhibit. The ...

In the 1980s, there were no rainbow lorikeets in Canberra; now they’re one of the city’s most-sighted birds. But they’re not the only successful urban adaptor My bird-watching friend Simon is telling ...

The rainbow lorikeet looks less like a bird and more like a living, breathing color palette. It has an electric blue head, a fiery orange chest, neon green wings, and a bright red beak to tie it all ...