About Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus (Gmelin, 1788)
This subspecies Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus is commonly called the coconut lorikeet. It measures 25–30 cm (10–12 in) in length and weighs around 109–137 g (3.8–4.8 oz). It has an orange-red bill, with a dark blue head that fades to brown at the neck. It has a yellow collar and green upperparts. The breast is red with blue-black barring, and the belly is green with yellow barring. The upper side of the tail is green, while the underside of the tail is barred green and yellow. Males have a bright red iris, and females have an orange-red iris. The parent species Trichoglossus haematodus is distributed across eastern Indonesia (on Buru, Seram, Misool, Waigeo, Numfoor, Yapen and the Aru Islands), New Guinea (shared by Indonesia and Papua New Guinea), the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. The species lives in a wide range of lowland and wooded hill habitats, including mangroves, rainforest, nypa forest, swamps, savanna and woodland. It also lives in human-modified areas such as coconut plantations, gardens, agricultural land and disturbed forest. It occurs from sea level up to 2,440 m (8,010 ft), and the maximum upper altitude varies by location.
