rainbow lorikeet
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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An injured rainbow lorikeet squawked in its cage.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
At 30 centimeters tall and 100 grams, the rainbow lorikeet towers over most nectarivorous birds and is utterly incapable of hovering in midair like a hummingbird.
From Science Magazine ● May 24, 2023
Some birds – the painted bunting in Texas, Gould’s sunbird in South Asia, the rainbow lorikeet in Australia – are gaudier than any flower.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 23, 2018
The atoll has about seven larger islands, and we saw some interesting birds here, including rainbow lorikeet and island monarchs that we caught in large numbers.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2011
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