Varied lorikeet

Weight

53.5 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Nectarivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

woodlandsrc for Habitat

Young per litter or clutch

3.2src for Young per litter or clutch

Lifestyle

Perchingsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Sedentarysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

1 countrysrc for Countries on record

The varied lorikeet is listed for 1 country.

The same countries as a list

1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

The varied lorikeet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderPsittaciformes
5. familyPsittaculidae
6. genusPsitteuteles
7. SpeciesPsitteuteles versicolor (Lear, 1831)

Synonyms Trichoglossus versicolor, Trichoglossus versicolor mellori, Trichoglossus versicolor whitei

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Budgerigar

Melopsittacus undulatus

Psittaculidae

LC, Least Concern

Rose-ringed parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Psittaculidae

LC, Least Concern

Rosy-faced lovebird

Agapornis roseicollis

Psittaculidae

Alexandrine parakeet

Psittacula eupatria

Psittaculidae

NT, Near Threatened

Fischer's lovebird

Agapornis fischeri

Psittaculidae

LC, Least Concern

Moluccan eclectus

Eclectus roratus

Psittaculidae

CompareVaried lorikeet vs BudgerigarVaried lorikeet vs Rose-ringed parakeetVaried lorikeet vs Rosy-faced lovebirdVaried lorikeet vs Alexandrine parakeet

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@misc{varied_lorikeet_2026,
  title = {Varied lorikeet (Psitteuteles versicolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/varied-lorikeet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}