Editing Rainbow lorikeet (section)

== Description ==
[[File:Trichoglossus moluccanus with open wings, Brisbane.jpg|thumb|right|In [[Brisbane]], Queensland.]]
The rainbow lorikeet is a medium-sized parrot, with the length ranging from {{cvt|25|to|30|cm|in|1}} including the tail, and the weight varies from {{cvt|75|to(-)|157|g|oz}}. The [[plumage]] of the [[nominate race]], as with all subspecies, is very bright and colorful. The head is deep blue with a greenish-yellow nuchal collar, and the rest of the upper parts (wings, back and tail) are green. The chest is orange/yellow. The belly is deep blue, and the thighs and rump are green. In flight a yellow wing-bar contrasts clearly with the red underwing [[covert (feather)|coverts]]. There is little to visually distinguish [[sexual dimorphism|between the sexes]].

Juveniles have a black [[beak]], which gradually brightens to orange in the adults.

The markings of ''Trichoglossus moluccanus'' resemble those of the [[coconut lorikeet]] (''Trichoglossus haematodus''), but with a blue belly and a more orange breast with little or no blue-black barring.<ref name="HBW">Collar N (1997). "Family Psittacidae (Parrots)" in ''[[Handbook of the Birds of the World]] Volume 4; Sandgrouse to Cuckoos'' (eds del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J) Lynx Edicions: Barcelona. {{ISBN|84-87334-22-9}}, pp. 420–425</ref>