1. Rainbow Lorikeet Scientific Name: Trichoglossus haematodus

2.  The Rainbow Lorikeet is a species of parrot found in Australia, eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

3.  Population has now grown to between 10 and 20, 000.  They are intelligent, and aggressive.  They have parrot diseases such as Psittacine beak and feather disease.

4. TThe Rainbow Lorikeet is a medium-sized parrot, with the length of 25-30cm long. TThey weigh about 75–157 g. TThere head is deep blue, and wings, back and tail are deep green. There chest is red and there belly is deep green. JJuveniles have a black beak and adults have orange ones.

5.  The rainbow lorikeet is introduced first to Perth, Western Australia, Auckland, New Zealand, and Hong Kong.  A review in 1997 led to the idea of the Rainbow Lorikeet as a different species as a parrot.

6.  Evidence shows that rainbow lorikeets compete with native birds by fighting over food and nest.  Their population is growing to much and they also carry avian diseases which can threaten the health of bird species and humans.  Rainbow lorikeets can damage apples, grapes and other soft fruit, they pose an economic threat to the fruit growing industry.

7.  The Department of Conservation began taking care of the Job in 2000. Escaped birds are caught using special methods including trapping and netting.  The captured birds are returned to their owners.  Unwanted birds was not released into the wild.

8.  Lorikeets are high flying birds and will rarely be seen on the ground. They spend most of their time on tall trees.

9.  http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter/nsf/We bPages/PWOD-95PUKW?open http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter/nsf/We bPages/PWOD-95PUKW?open  http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/thr eats-and-impacts/animal-pests/animal- pests-a-z/rainbow-lorikeet/ http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/thr eats-and-impacts/animal-pests/animal- pests-a-z/rainbow-lorikeet/  Google images.