Green naped lorikeet

The Green naped Lorikeet is one of the most colorful members of the parrot family. It is almost impossible to tell the difference between a lorikeet and a lory although some say the lorikeet has a longer tail than the lori. Also, the lorikeet has a pointed tail while the lori’s tail is rounded. The lorikeets and the lorys have a “brushlike” tongue that is used for eating fruits, flowers, nectars, and pollens. There are at least 21 different kinds of Green-naped Lorikeets.

CARE AND FEEDING OF GREEN NAPED LORIKEET

The lorikeet’s main diet consists of nectar and fruit. They can eat some greens and some seed. Special diets which can be purchased at most pet stores have been formulated to feed the bird in either a wet form as a nectar or in a dry form as a powder. Make sure you have water near the powder, if that is what you are feeding, so the bird can take drinks while eating. Fresh fruit or unsweetened canned fruit should be fed regularly.

Housing

A roomy cage is required unless the bird is to be let out for extended periods. Many birds can spend most of their time on a play pen or parrot perch. A cage guard is a good idea since their droppings are a sticky fluid which ends up outside the cage.

Physical characteristics
Very colorful, from 6-11 inches including the tail. The sub-adults have a dark brown beak and brown irises. The beak turns red as they mature. Life span is 15 or more years, they mature at 1-2 years.

Diet / Feeding

The Green-naped Lorikeet main diet consists of nectar and fruit. They also eat greens, buds, unripe grain, pollen and some seeds.

Formulated diets can be purchased at most pet stores in either a wet form as a nectar or in a dry form as a powder. If you choose the powder, do make sure to have water near the powder, so that the lory can take drinks while eating. Fresh fruit or unsweetened canned fruit should also be fed regularly.