Purple Crowned Lorikeet

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They extend across Southern Australia from Perth to Melbourne though they have not been recorded on the Nullarbor Plain.

A very noisy, active and often ignore humans even at close range.

Small mainly green with a dark purple crown and red underwing coverts.

Their diet consists of nectar, pollen, seeds and fruit.

Breeding usually occurs from August to December.

Captivity :

A noisy bird that adds a comical feature to any collection. Anything in the cage can be converted into a toy. You can sometimes find a lorikeet on the floor of its cage on its back playing with something. A piece of silverbeet feeds as well as makes a great toy. Ours are in suspended cages as less work is required to keep their environment clean plus also it is easier to keep the ants out of their food.
Out of all our birds these would be the most inquisitive. Everything has to be investigated. Everything that they do is done with enthusiasm such as feeding time bath time it doesn’t matter with their lungs in full use. We have one pair with a young one in a communal situation where the young one seems to keep guard and gives the alarm when you approach. They all seem quite happy with this arrangement.