Trichoglossus rubritorquis
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In 3 days >90%
The red-collared lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubritorquis) is a species of parrot found in wooded habitats in northern Australia (north-eastern Western Australia, northern Northern Territory and far north-western Queensland). It was previously considered a subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet, but today most major authorities consider them as separate species. No other member of the rainbow lorikeet group has an orange-red collar over the nape.
Every year at the end of the dry season in Darwin, many of them display symptoms of apparent drunkenness. What causes this condition is unclear, though it is thought to be most likely due to a seasonal virus. Intoxication with fermented nectar has been ruled out.
Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Thomas Horsfield described the red-collared lorikeet in 1827. The species name is derived from the Latin words ruber "red" and torquis "neck". Molecular analysis using mitochondrial cytochrome b showed the red-collared lorikeet is most closely related to a lineage that gave rise to the marigold lorikeet and sunset lorikeet of Indonesia. It is more distantly related to the rainbow lorikeet, the two distinct lineages colonising Australia independently... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Busch Gardens Tampa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Australia Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Lion Country Safari | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Dierenpark Hoenderdaell | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 5 | Night Safari | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 6 | JOJOZOO PARK | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 7 | Singapore Zoo | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 8 | Melbourne Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 10 | Green World Ecological Farm | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 11 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 12 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Buin Zoo | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 14 | River Wonders | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 15 | Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 16 | Bird Park Steinen | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 17 | Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 18 | Millcreek Bird Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 19 | Farma | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 20 | Sea Life Sydney Aquarium | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 21 | Edward Youde Aviary | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | |
| 22 | Wild Life Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 23 | Birdworld Kuranda | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 24 | Kuranda Koala Gardens | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 25 | Park Edukacyjny Zoo-Egzotyczne Kaszuby | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 26 | Landgoed Hoenderdaell | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 27 | Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Red-collared Lorikeet sighting in Nitmiluk National Park on a given day, based on 377 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 103 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and September
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Red-collared Lorikeet in Nitmiluk National Park on a given day, against about 50% in October, the lowest month. Those are among Nitmiluk National Park's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain a month against 270 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-collared Lorikeet sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Red-collared Lorikeet sightings, Nitmiluk National Park has the highest daily chance: about 80%. Next come Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 50%) and Kakadu National Park (Australia, about 40%).
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Red-collared Lorikeet that you can see in Nitmiluk National Park (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (about 60%), Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (about 50%) and Galah (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-collared Lorikeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Nitmiluk National Park (377 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
