About Trichoglossus euteles (Temminck, 1835)
The olive-headed lorikeet, scientifically named Trichoglossus euteles (Temminck, 1835), is a primarily green parrot that reaches approximately 24 cm (9.5 in) in length. As its common name suggests, it has an olive-colored head, which is marked off by a green collar. Its beak is orange-red, its irises are red, and its legs are grey. Male and female olive-headed lorikeets have identical external appearance. Juveniles have a slightly greener head, a brown beak, and brown irises. This species is endemic to the Lesser Sundas, giving it a restricted range. It is found on Adonara and Lembata, medium to large volcanic islands located off the eastern tip of Flores, in East Nusa Tenggara, Lesser Sundas, Indonesia. The olive-headed lorikeet prefers rainforests and closed canopy forests, and occupies primary montane forest, secondary growth, and savanna woodland at elevations between roughly 1000 and 2300 m. No information about the olive-headed lorikeet's reproduction in the wild is available. In captive conditions, clutches contain three eggs measuring 24·5–25·3 mm × 22·5–23 mm, with an incubation period of 23 days. The breeding season of the olive-headed lorikeet runs from November to February. One recorded sold Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus) was reported to be 32 years old and still reproducing, though no further information about this individual was available.
