Description
Lorikeets have a longer, more slender tail and are smaller compared to the short, blunt tail of the larger lories.Plumage color varies with the species and ranges from red, blue, yellow, green, violet, and olive brown.The popular rainbow lory has a yellow collar with blue crown, cheeks and forehead as well as a red chest barred with black and thighs yellow barred with green.Most pet lory and lorikeet species are sexually monomorphic, however sexual dimorphism is recognized in some species. For example, the female fairy lorikeet (Charmosyna pulchella) has yellow patches on the sides of her rump, while the underside of the tail can be bright yellow in the male.
