A rainbow lorikeet at the Colchester Zoo in England made its daring escape last weekend by landing on a visitor as they were about to leave its enclosure. Reading time 2 minutes The U.K.’s Colchester ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) drinking at Randers Regnskov Zoo, Denmark.© Mats Lindh / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons ...

Like hummingbirds, Australian rainbow lorikeets eat pollen and nectar. In fact, they have a specialized tongue that allows them to do so. So imagine the surprise of bird experts after discovering of a ...

Few animals attract attention quite like birds. Some impress through remarkable migrations or unusual behaviour, while others ...

Twitchers, this one’s for you. In an attempt to slow down the extinction of some of our most precious birds, there’s been a huge census of Australian skies – and the results are in. This year, the ...

The rainbow lorikeet looks less like a bird and more like a living, breathing color palette. It has an electric blue head, a fiery orange chest, neon green wings, and a bright red beak to tie it all ...