Scaly-breasted lorikeet

Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus

The Scaly-breasted lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) is a bird found in Australia. Woods and gardens in eastern Australia. It eats nectar, fruit and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	Australia

🏡 Where the Scaly-breasted lorikeet lives

Woods and gardens in eastern Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

🌸 Nectar60%
🍎 Fruit30%
🌿 Leaves & plants10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Its green-edged yellow chest feathers look like fish scales.

Hear the Scaly-breasted lorikeet

Recorded by James Lambert (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC607119. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Scaly-breasted lorikeet

Where does the Scaly-breasted lorikeet live?

The Scaly-breasted lorikeet lives in Australia. Woods and gardens in eastern Australia.

What does the Scaly-breasted lorikeet eat?

nectar (about 60%), fruit (about 30%), leaves and other plant parts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Scaly-breasted lorikeet endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.