Description
Life span: 12-20 years
The size of Goldie’s lorikeet is average. It is mostly green, with longitudinal yellow-green and dark green bands on the underside. It has red head feathers, which are less obvious in females. It has brown eyes, a black beak, blue feathers on the back of its head, and predominantly mauve and blue cheeks. Legs are a greenish-brown color. A tiny red speck can be seen above the bird’s lips as its head’s redness fades.
The humorous moniker “little watermelons” for Goldie’s lorikeets refers to the tiny black tips that resemble watermelons in its yellow-green plumage.
Habitat/Native Region
Scottish naturalist Andrew Goldie discovered this tiny bird with glittering plumage in the lush New Guinean jungles. New Guinea is the home of Goldie’s lorikeets. Mountains and woodlands are where you can find them.
As Pet
Behavior
The lorikeets at Goldie’s are tranquil, quiet, calm, and courteous birds. They keep their distance before bringing anything or someone closer over time, especially when it comes to strange objects or people. They are witty, intelligent, and up for anything. It’s adorable when people sleep with a blanket about them. It is uncommon for Goldies lorikeets to break things or make a lot of noise. In a mixed-species aviary, Goldie’s Lorikeets can also live by themselves, in couples, or in groups. They are entertaining to observe when they interact with the other creatures in their cage.
Care
They have high care requirements and require a lot of attention (particularly with regard to nutrition preparations). Daily baths or showers should be a staple of their grooming regimen. The Goldie lorikeets must spend a significant portion of each day outside of their cage.
Standard bird food is not eaten by Goldies lorikeets. They need specialized food, like apples, pears, bananas, and oranges, that contains at least 40% nectar. Like all lorikeets, they have tongues that resemble brushes, which makes it easier for them to swallow down liquid nectar.
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